Filipino+and+the+Drunkard+-+xiuling

In the short story “The Filipino and the Drunkard” by William Saroyan, a controversial issue has been whether the Filipino is guilty or innocent of murdering the drunkard. On one hand, some argue that he is innocent because the Filipino was trying to get away from the drunkard. On the other hand, others argue that he is guilty because he stabbed the guy in the bathroom. I believe the Filipino is not guilty. The verdict of the Filipino is not guilty because he didn't want to kill the drunkard. This is the correct verdict because the filipino was beeing attacked.

Although I admit that stabbing the drunkardmany times **,** I still say that the Filipino is innocent and i think that the Filipinio should have waited for the drunkard to collapse. An instance in the story when the Filipino shows his innocence is when the Filipino said" " I don't want to kill you." I argue that this shows his innocence because he was trying to protect him self from the drunkard.

Another example of the Filipino’s innocence is when the narrator said " and the drunkard's dislike grew and started to swear." This shows the Filipino is innocent because the Filipino told the drunkard that he had never done anyting to the drunkard. Clearly, the Filipino is innocent. I hope that my arugment convinces the reader that the filipino is not guilty because he was acting in self defence.