Blog Post 14: The Mighty 7 ft. Gutair

  I feel as if Milkman and Guitar have some very relaxed encounters in this chapter giving there interactions a very laid back feeling. Milkman was never scared even though he knows Guitar wants to kill him. Guitar cant trust milkman and what he wants to do. When Milkman says he was helping a man lift his crate at the train station Guitar strongly believes hes lying considering Milkman has never helped anybody but himself before. In the past he never wanted to help anyone with anything. Guitars view on the world is very distrusting already. I believe he is overreacting saying its a cause of murder. Through the books we see Guitar grew up poor with little help. Saying this the Seven Days has given him a view of death that most people don't have. He views this as a way to create balance in the world, and an ultimate way to right the immoral things that may happen on and in Earth. Being able to decide who lives and dies is a very cocky thing to think. This is just a way for Guitar to feel better for all the things that happened to him in his life, yet I don't think this justifies his thoughts. I think it is a reason, but not an excuse for his behavior. His ignorance is dangerous, and it makes him no better than the sinners he believes to be punishing. Guitars world is full of injustice to him.