Chapter Seven, We Do Want To Forgive, But We Don't Know Whom To Forgive Summary and Analysis

Tutu wonders how God views humanity that he created. Human beings have utterly failed God's plan for them and have turned out much differently than God intended. Tutu has for a long time believed this but as chair of the TRC he sees it confirmed day after day, hearing horror after horror. Most of Chapter 7 is composed of testimonies given in the TRC of horrific acts. Numerous cases are presented, among the worst of which involve cremating murdered victims, smelling the smell of burning human flesh, and then going to a barbecue that afternoon. There are also cases of terrible mutilation during torture. In many cases, some black South Africans are pressed into infiltrating the...