“[Her father] told Vera ‘There’s safety in conjecture.’... She took this advice and became known as tight-lipped, outspoken, kind, ruthless, beautiful, dowdy, a social butterfly, proudly Jewish, more English than a vicar’s daughter, forever falling in love with men or only interested in women.” (1)
These contradictions helped Vera in her career. As a spy in World War II, she had to be mysterious and unidentifiable, even to the people she worked closely with. She had many secrets, and for a long time her and her agents’ existence wasn’t even known, and it was only recently when her information was released that she was rewarded for what she did.
Vera Atkins was born in Romania in 1908. Her father was Max Rosenberg, a German Jew, and her mother was Hilda Atkins. She had two brothers but no sisters. Her family was quite rich and her father, despite being Jewish, was still well-liked for his money and land. He was quoted as once saying “If a Jew makes money for a king, he is welcome at court. If he makes a mistake, he no longer exists.” (3). He was a mysterious man who liked to keep his identity obscured from public view. He taught Vera a lot of the things she used in later life, like how to keep herself a secret, and gave her lessons on the same things her brothers got lessons on, like horseback riding. Vera …show more content…
The ruling class of Britain were “impressed by Germany’s new orderliness” (23). However, Vera believed that the assassination of Hitler would be a good thing. At the moment, he wasn’t too paranoid to appear in public before an audience. He didn’t have as many bodyguards with him, either. If he were to be assassinated, it would be best to do it now, in Vera’s opinion. “We’ll end up dead or speaking German,” (24) she told Stringbag. She was aware that assassinations led to chaotic upheavals in Europe, but Hitler couldn’t be disposed of using any democratic
These contradictions helped Vera in her career. As a spy in World War II, she had to be mysterious and unidentifiable, even to the people she worked closely with. She had many secrets, and for a long time her and her agents’ existence wasn’t even known, and it was only recently when her information was released that she was rewarded for what she did.
Vera Atkins was born in Romania in 1908. Her father was Max Rosenberg, a German Jew, and her mother was Hilda Atkins. She had two brothers but no sisters. Her family was quite rich and her father, despite being Jewish, was still well-liked for his money and land. He was quoted as once saying “If a Jew makes money for a king, he is welcome at court. If he makes a mistake, he no longer exists.” (3). He was a mysterious man who liked to keep his identity obscured from public view. He taught Vera a lot of the things she used in later life, like how to keep herself a secret, and gave her lessons on the same things her brothers got lessons on, like horseback riding. Vera …show more content…
The ruling class of Britain were “impressed by Germany’s new orderliness” (23). However, Vera believed that the assassination of Hitler would be a good thing. At the moment, he wasn’t too paranoid to appear in public before an audience. He didn’t have as many bodyguards with him, either. If he were to be assassinated, it would be best to do it now, in Vera’s opinion. “We’ll end up dead or speaking German,” (24) she told Stringbag. She was aware that assassinations led to chaotic upheavals in Europe, but Hitler couldn’t be disposed of using any democratic