DeWitt illustrates the importance of making morally sound decisions by demonstrating that Eli suffers both physically and mentally in the aftermath of one of his experiences as a hitman. Eli’s choice to be a hitman for the Commodore leads to him getting a leg injury and having nightmares about his old horse’s death; “[Charlie] has no complaints with Nimble, who was a good or better horse than his previous, unnamed, but then he had first pick of the two while I lay in bed recovering from a leg wound I received on the job.” (DeWitt 6). Eli suffered as a direct result of an immoral decision. He made the choice to work as a hitman, and because of this decision, he both severely hurt his leg and confined himself to bedrest for a while, and lost