What Happens To The Horseman Emmett Analysis

Moreover, throughout the story Emmett’s regret consumes him. One of his many regrets was that he never stopped the other Gendarmes, watching as horrors took place and did nothing. He was a bystander to bullying on a grand scale. The other gendarmes drowning in their misguided ways treated the lives of the Armenians as pointless, Emmett watched on. Emmett recalls a moment in his past, “And then comes the horseman, his face obscured, approaching pawing the ground nearby, directing his steed’s hoof squarely onto the infant’s skull, crushing it in a tiny burst of liquid, a smallish squish of sound” (188). He never said a word, simply watched in horror. The regret took hold of his heart and refused to let go, eternally bound to feel the pain of others. Likewise, Emmett regrets the horrific
Emmett reliving that horrific night, “I unbuckle my belt. My pants drop to the ground. I bend and kiss her, my hands on her shoulders, my tongue thrust deep in her mouth. She does not reciprocate, but neither does she clamp her mouth shut or resist. Her eyes remain open, her body taut but not rigid” (41). Throughout the rest of his time with her, he could not look her in the eyes without feeling pain. He wronged the person he would grow to care for, to want to protect from prying eyes, from lustful men. Furthermore, he would be forever regretful for joining the army, for agreeing to become a Gendarme. The Gendarmes were in charge of deporting thousands of Armenians to Syria, they, however, abuse their power. Being one of them, Emmett simply accepted this as how things were. Emmett says this to Araxie, “The Armenians cannot have it both ways. Perhaps it is a good thing that we should be separated. Perhaps we were never meant to live together (58). Emmett truly believed his words in that moment, but as his journey continues, he soon comes to realize his mistake. Deported and labeled traitors, a fate all Armenians had to