He feels guilty during and after the prisoner's murder, but he becomes confused when the other guards and prisoners act like it's just another day in prison . The other guards try to tell the main character that you get used to it after a while and invite him to have drinks with them after work to help him deal with how he feels. The other guards did this to let him know that he is not the only one who feels this way and that he will get used to it after a while. The author did not intend this to be a political article as he did not talk about what the prisoner did to get executed, he simply stated that it was a mistake to cut life short of someone. The guard didn't seem to begin to feel bad for taking the prisoner's life until the prisoner's face was covered and he began to cry out for his God. The prisoner was calm about being hanged until they put the cloth over his head, then he began to cry out for his God. This story is about how a guard started to feel bad for killing people, even though they had done something wrong. It appears to be the first time he has participated in the execution of a prisoner, as the other guards tell him that he must have a drink once the execution is over. The other guards invite him for a drink to let him know that he is not the only one who feels this way and that he can get away with drinking because he could get in trouble if he said what he said. he feels because of the appointed time.