Vengence as they see it

Objects hold different values for different people. There are those who spend millions of dollars on paintings, instruments, and there are those who value objects that might not even have any monetary value. But in New Guinea Highlands, where Daniel lives among his Hanada Clansman, objects and belongings hold a completely different value. Belongings such as pigs or the vegetables in the garden are not simply owned for ecstatic reasons; they are what the people count on for their day to day survival. If a pig is killed or the vegetables in a garden are destroyed, there is nothing left for the families to consume. The survival of the little children is based on how the men in the clan can protect their food sources. Although taking the life of another human being is considered a hennas act by the morality of the twenty first century, it is understandable that these people would go to such extreme measures like vengeance against other clans in order to obtain their rights as they see them.

When someone hasn’t been provided with an education, a different set of morality and different ways for resolving problems, they can not be held responsible and panelized for their lack of knowledge or in Daniel’s case a thirst for vengeance. Killing and avenging were a part of the rules Daniel followed, and by those considerations he had completed his duty as a successful owner of the fight