In Between Shades of Gray, pages three to sixty-six, Lina Vilkas and her family are arrested and taken away from their home on June 14, 1941. When the NKVD arrives on their doorstep, the family immediately begins packing their most useful possessions and destroying the rest of their belongings. Afterwards, they are loaded onto a cramped train car, where they meet Andrius Arvydas, a seventeen year old from Sanciai, who cannot find his father, just like Lina. In these few chapters, a literary element was frequently used, flashbacks. This section has seven flashbacks, which is a considerable amount.
The first flashback is in chapter two when Lina goes to the bakery and is surprised when the owner gives her free bread. Lina learns that the owner’s
The first flashback is in chapter two when Lina goes to the bakery and is surprised when the owner gives her free bread. Lina learns that the owner’s