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Now, even I from time to time have been sympathetic to Edmund; however, he is NOT the only victim in this story. If you think about it, Raymond's life parallel Edmund. As a child, he was a victim of his environment (just as Jeremy and Elijah were to theirs).
However, even stating all of this, Edmund is not stupid! He is a child, like all the children here, who was thrown into this violent political world. He like everyone else have to be accountable for his own actions. Instead of confronting Raymond, what did he do? He reported the information to his mother's assassin. He had to know that by repeating this information, he was picking a side and that side was with his mother. From this perspective, Edmund is NO VICTIM but an active player on the chest board. Carlyle is a victim of his innocence, youth, and ignorance.
This last chapter bothered me. Historically, people have used poison to take out their enemies. Even though Raymond and Elijah did not know that Carlyle snitched to Edmund, they should not have ate anything he brought to the table. At the end the day, he is HIS MOTHER'S SON!!! THIS was a grievous miscalculation on their part. However, if he survive, Carlyle WILL LEARN 2 VALUABLE LESSONS: KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND DON'T EAT EVERYBODY'S FOOD!
Lmaooo “keep your mouth shut and don’t eat everybody’s food”