Pity

"He sought my pity, but had he any right to pity? Did a man of his kind deserve any pity?"

I think that the dying S.S. Solider deserve pity becaise he know (even if it might be to late) that what he did was wrong. In the book it says "His thoughts were once again centered on himself and he was filled woth self-pity." I think that while yes the man did pity himself because he was dying at such a young age he was truely trying to ask for the jews forgiveness. I also think that the solider was trying to get the pity of someone else so that he could feel as thoigh someone forgave him and could die in peace.