“Don’t worry my dear sister.” Mommy puts her arms about her. “ It will be over soon. Soon all this will pass, like a bad dream.” -Mommy pg. #45
My reactions to this quote were all messed up because I was happy but, at the same time I was worried and sad. The reason that I was happy was because they still have hope that it will all end soon that they are trying to live their lives as best as they can and that's what makes me the most happy. The reason that I was sad is because there is two ways to see this that they will survive and have a fresh new start or that they will not survive and that they will have a new beginning in another life.
This quote contains many themes that we are learning some of the themes that this quote has is hope and injustice. The reason I believe that the themes are hope and injustice is because it’s not fair that her aunt goes under depression and that she cries for her freedom. I think that it’s hope because they still believe no matter how bad it gets they will never give up and I think that’s hope. Just the same as the book it also happened in the Holocaust. The way I think it happened in the Holocaust is because I feel that the Jews felt with injustice because since they were different religion they get treated differently.
Good analysis of the quote Joselyne. And I agree you can look at "hope" in two very different ways in this context. One, hope that they will get out of this nightmare by some miracle and eventually get to live a normal life again. And two, if they dont escape this nightmare, there is hope that they will move on in death and end their suffering, and hope for a peaceful afterlife. When there is such limited control over one's destiny, as the people experience in this novel, hope may be all there is to go on. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting on my post and I agree with about the peaceful afterlife and about that there is such a limit control over one's destiny and yeah there is a certain limit of control an pressure
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ReplyDeleteYou also hit on the theme of injustice. Doesn't it seem that the mother is aware of the injustice and trying to keep her family feeling assured, in any way she can? What tenderness she shows her sister during such a dark and terribly frightening time.
Your analysis of hope is beautiful.
Thank you and yes the mother was aware of the injustice. Yes I do agree with you about the mother trying to keep her family feeling assured and safe in any way she can.
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