Walter Buchignani's Tell No One Who You Are

In Walter Buchignani’s “Tell No One Who You Are”, the main character Regine Miller is put face to face with the consequences of war. In this book the main character experiences lots of individual vs self conflicts.In Walter Buchignani’s “Tell No One Who You Are”, the main character Regine Miller is put face to face with the consequences of war. In this book the main character experiences lots of individual vs self. After Regine’s brother is sent away, her parents fear she might be next so they sent her away. After being with multiples families, all of them know her by her new name ‘Augusta Dubois’ to sound less Jewish, she finally finds a family that will treat her right. After successfully keeping her real identity disguised from other people, …show more content…
Before this passage Regine asks god a favor, something she has never done. This part is definitely important for the rest of her life. It’s in this moment that Regine starts understanding the world around her, what everything is actually like. Especially the different religions, she chooses not to believe in god, because she now understands that if there is so much horror, how could someone so good exist. “How could anyone believe there was god? If God existed why did he allow the concentration camps exist? Why did he permit so much horror? She had made a promise to her that if her father came back she would believe in God. But he hadn’t come back.” After knowing that her brother and mother have died and her father not returned to her rescue, Régine starts questioning life. After feeling desperate for help she allows her mind to believe in someone, someone other people say is good and it helps in desperate situations. God. Her life is not as simple anymore, and Regine realizes that. She would not question this in her normal life. With her family, at home, in school. Therefore, this is an individual vs