The Night Nurse Grace has many meanings in the English language today. One of these meanings is to be pardoned from one’s actions. In “The Night Nurse,” by Joyce Carol Oates, Grace Burkhardt is pardoned many times in her life. She is pardoned from dying, pardoned from her actions toward others, and eventually pardons herself from her actions. In life, we are given grace, a pardon for our actions, many times, The first example …showed first 75 words of 1029 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1029 total…life, and I need to realize that, and be friendly with everyone. Being friendly never killed anyone. Throughout life, we are pardoned many times for the actions we do. In “The Night Nurse,” Grace Burkhardt is given grace three ways. Her life was saved, and she was given more time to live; she was forgiven by Harriet Zink for actions she committed many years before; and she pardons herself for the way she treated Harriet.