Part seven, Prompt eight
A common theme throughout the novel, French resistence, was especially demonstrated in part seven. Etienne joins alongside Marie-Laure to oppose the Nazi party’s occupation in France. They work together to oppose the Facist regime in every way possible. Through several small actions, sending radio broadcasts to fellow allies, they take major steps towards ultimately defeating the German soldiers. “He says, “The war that killed your grandfather killed sixteen million others. One and a half million French boys alone, most of them younger than I was. Two million on the German side. March the dead in a single-file line, and for eleven days and eleven nights, they’d walk past our door. This is not rearranging street signs, what we’re doing, Marie. This is not misplacing a letter at the post office. These numbers, they’re more than numbers. Do you understand? But we are the good guys. Aren’t we, Uncle? I hope so. I hope we are.” (360). Etienne remains reluctant to kill both sides of this war, as he frequently questions his decisions of opposing the Nazis. Etienne’s decisions and ways of questioning himself contradict with Werner’s, as he is continuously ordered to …show more content…
The Germans are aware that they are losing the war, as life remains grim in Berlin. Several mothers drown their daughters and make themselves look less appealing, as they anticipate Russian brutality. Their compassion turns to violence, as these circumstances emphasize the horror of this war. Marie-Laure and Etienne move to her old apparent in Paris, as Marie-Laure decides to attend school while dealing with this grief of trying to locate her father. The change of perspective in this novel provides various sides of the good and the bad guys. This war has two sides and both sides are shown as good and bad. The author intends to switch perspectives to convey the true sadness and unnecessary means of war
A common theme throughout the novel, French resistence, was especially demonstrated in part seven. Etienne joins alongside Marie-Laure to oppose the Nazi party’s occupation in France. They work together to oppose the Facist regime in every way possible. Through several small actions, sending radio broadcasts to fellow allies, they take major steps towards ultimately defeating the German soldiers. “He says, “The war that killed your grandfather killed sixteen million others. One and a half million French boys alone, most of them younger than I was. Two million on the German side. March the dead in a single-file line, and for eleven days and eleven nights, they’d walk past our door. This is not rearranging street signs, what we’re doing, Marie. This is not misplacing a letter at the post office. These numbers, they’re more than numbers. Do you understand? But we are the good guys. Aren’t we, Uncle? I hope so. I hope we are.” (360). Etienne remains reluctant to kill both sides of this war, as he frequently questions his decisions of opposing the Nazis. Etienne’s decisions and ways of questioning himself contradict with Werner’s, as he is continuously ordered to …show more content…
The Germans are aware that they are losing the war, as life remains grim in Berlin. Several mothers drown their daughters and make themselves look less appealing, as they anticipate Russian brutality. Their compassion turns to violence, as these circumstances emphasize the horror of this war. Marie-Laure and Etienne move to her old apparent in Paris, as Marie-Laure decides to attend school while dealing with this grief of trying to locate her father. The change of perspective in this novel provides various sides of the good and the bad guys. This war has two sides and both sides are shown as good and bad. The author intends to switch perspectives to convey the true sadness and unnecessary means of war