Literary notes about unrepentant (AI summary)
Literary works often employ "unrepentant" to reveal a character’s steadfast defiance or moral obstinacy. Writers use the term to depict those who, despite misdeeds or rebellion, display an unwavering lack of regret—as seen when a character savors a moment of wrongdoing with unabashed relish [1] or when a self-confessed sinner refuses to atone [2]. The word also underscores the relentless spirit of individuals entrenched in their beliefs, whether in personal conflicts [3] or broader historical and political narratives [4][5]. In each usage, "unrepentant" intensifies the portrayal of inner resolve and the refusal to submit to conventional expectations of remorse.
- Anne carried it to him and sat sorrowfully by him while he ate it with an unrepentant relish.
— from Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery - I am a man who knows no limit; I am the most callous of criminals, the most unrepentant of sinners.
— from The Ball and the Cross by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton - If anything had happened, I should still be unrepentant.”
— from A Fool for Love by Francis Lynde - Moreover, in a certain sense, all Southerners are still "unrepentant rebels."
— from Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Edwin Lawrence Godkin - Mr Jefferson, with his eye on the old-fashioned chandelier, fervently hoped that Frank would remain obstinately unrepentant.
— from Jim Mortimer by R. S. Warren (Robert Stanley Warren) Bell
