Guitar vs Milkman - Ch.6 - Guitar's p.o.v.

In a modern society as ours, Guitar's outlook on the concept of justice is outdated by over a thousand years. Initially, it was in the Old Testament that the notorious statement „eye for an eye” was first used officially. However, there is one important detail that needs to be clarified first. Guitar has resorted to such basic means of punishment, because there is noone else to carry out the unspoken sentence. As he says: „There are places right now where a Negro still can't testify against a white man. Where the judge, the jury, the court, are legally bound to ignore anything a Negro has to say.” Guitar's actions are further justifiable through three criteria, which he states himself: „I am not, one, having fun; two, trying to gain power or public attention or money or land; three, angry at anybody.”