The Sunflower

Yes, this man deserves pity from Simon. In the text it states that "Believe me, I would be ready to suffer worse and longer pains if by that means I could bring back the dead, at Dnepropetrovsk." By saying that, he shows that he really is sorry for everything that he has done, and if he had to suffer longer more hurtful pains, he would, if it meant bringing back the lives of those that were killed. Also, the man states "I am well aware of my condition and all the time I have been lying here I have never stopped thinking of the horriible deed at Dnepropetrovsk. If only I had not survived that shell." This man is saying that he would rather have died than to take the lives of others. The whole entire time he has been laying there, on his death bed, he was thinking of all the horrible things he did and is feeling guilty for them.