Penalty and Pardon - is a novel that seeks to explore questions of the existence of God, also good and evil. Patrick is a staunch believer in God. Nevertheless, he faces innumerable problems created by Desmond and Baxter, who represent evil in the book. Though Patrick does not have any proof about the presence of the mysterious entity called God, he devotes his whole life to the service of God. It reveals human life's positive and negative aspects...