Literature and Tragedies

          Being punished for trying to be better is Matthias Helvar’s fate at the end of The Six of Crows duology. The worst part is that he is punished by his own people. As if fighting his morals is not enough, Matthias sacrifices his future for the sake of making his parents and his people proud. source:  @meridyan_art           Being a good  Drüskelle   means he has to kill people to be considered honorable. Despite questioning his own actions, he continues because it is his norm and his culture. Matthias grows up in Fjerdan society, where a man’s honor comes from being a  Drüskelle   soldier who hunts Grisha daily. The Fjerdans believe Grisha are witches who deserve to be tortured and killed. This generational mindset that Grisha deserves death pushes people to go above and beyond to gain honor for their families. As a result, Fjerdan people believe Grisha deserves violence regardless of having do...