The character who interested me the most was Daru. He acted in the most passive way possible, and I imply it in a negative way. I mean, he probably had no choice but to take the Arab prisoner over to the imprisoning waiting party (thanks to his country's military), but as he leads the prisoner out along the trail, he decides to leave him there alone and walk back to his schoolhouse. And to add insult to injury, for not completing his task he receives a death threat by the party whom he was trying to please.
One thing I don’t understand is how he could be a pushover to the Arab. He knows the Arab killed his cousin for some meager reason and even admits his own hatred toward the Arab for the crime he had done, but wimped out at taking him over for detention for what seems like a version of “Stockholm Syndrome”. I really don’t know why this guy decided to do this, because even though anyone can act humanistic and kind when they want to be, inhumane acts that have been done by the same person should not be forgotten or ignored, especially if the acts were really heinous. Daru lost sight of that, and gave into his “brotherly love” mood. And then he got a death threat.
Now, I know Daru was pushed over by Balducci for having custody of the Arab, but if Daru was as loyal to his country as it seemed like he was he would’ve simply finished his duty and taken the prisoner over to where he was needed. It sounded like he especially wanted to do the job after learning of why he needed to take the prisoner over. At least this would make his death not totally uncalled for.
Basically, this story tells me you can't please everyone, and when you do, you end up hurting yourself. In this case however, Daru tried so hard, he killed himself.
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