I breathe in. The water will wash my wounds clean. I breathe out. My mother submerged me in water when I was a baby, to give me to God. It has been a long time since I thought about God, but I think about him now. It is only natural. I am glad, suddenly, that I shot Eric in the foot instead of the head. Veronica Roth
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In the moment before he was killed, as Mr. Witherspoon sat in the bathtub, he said, "I breathe in. The water will wash my wounds clean. I have been a bad boy, but I have learned my lesson well." Then he said, "I breathe out.

My mother submerged me in water when I was a baby, to give me to God. It has been a long time since I thought about God, but I think about him now. It is only natural.

I am glad, suddenly, that I shot Eric in the foot instead of the head." This quote speaks about how it is natural for people to feel guilt after doing something wrong and how it is important to remember who we are to do right. In this quote, Mr. Witherspoon takes steps to show that he knows what he did was wrong and apologizes for it.

By making references to himself as a child and an adult who has done wrong, he is able to show that his death was not his fault and that he has learned his lesson well.

Source: Divergent

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