The ending would have been unfair. To find redemption and free himself of the Bird, Louie had to let go of the dark past and torture he endure. Louie returned to Japan and was eager to forgive his captors because he learned that forgiveness, rather than revenge is the path to inner peace. When Louie offered to see The Bird again, The Bird refused. At that moment in the novel, we has readers may have learned that the Bird had fear of Louie. Louie pities the Bird, realizing that he never had a chance to free himself of the burden lust for