In The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, he talks about meeting a dying Nazi soldier who tells Simon that he is responsible for the death of his family. After telling Simon the details, Karl asks him for forgiveness for what he helped accomplish. Simon leaves Karl without giving him an answer. This article will argue that even though Karl admits to killing Simon's family in the house, Simon is morally prohibited from forgiving Karl because Karl does not appear to show sincere remorse for the crime he committed and it is not up to Simon to be able to forgive. Karl for his sins. This position will be supported by the meaning of forgiveness, evidence from the memoir, quotes from published responses to Simon's moral question, and arguments from Thomas Brudholm, Charles Griswold, and Trudy Govier. Any objection raised, for this particular modified situation, that forgiveness is necessary to move forward by Desmond Tutu, will be countered with the logic of the need to eventually find an end somewhere. Forgiveness is not an action that should be taken for granted. Nor should it be easily accepted without a second thought. It was strong of Simon to refuse to give Karl an answer to his request. “Perhaps there are circumstances in which forgiveness is a temptation, a promise of relief that might be morally dubious. Indeed, refusing to forgive may represent the most challenging moral achievement” (Brudholm 2). Simone did not give in to the temptation to give a dying man the easy answer he was looking for and to say that he forgave him without thinking twice. Karl thought he would be forgiven, even though he didn't express much remorse for what he had done. Because he did not automatically tell Karl that he forgave him, Simon never had... middle of paper...Print.Brudholm, Thomas. The virtue of resentment: Jean Améry and the refusal to forgive. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2008. Print.Govier, Trudy. Forgiveness and revenge. London: Routledge, 2002. Print.Griswold, Charles L. Forgiveness: A Philosophical Exploration. New York: Cambridge UP, 2007. Print.Levi, Primo. "The Symposium." Ed. Harry J. Cargas and Bonny V. Fetterman. The sunflower: on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. By Simon Wiesenthal. New York: Schocken, 1997. 191-92. Print.Tutu, Desmond. "The Symposium." Ed. Harry J. Cargas and Bonny V. Fetterman. The sunflower: on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. By Simon Wiesenthal. New York: Schocken, 1997. 266-68. Print.Wiesenthal, Simon. The sunflower: on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. Ed. Harry J. Cargas and Bonny V. Fetterman. New York: Schocken, 1997. Print.