Monday, February 04, 2011
In Chapter 17 (entitled 'Mother gets her own way'), this is the conversation about Auschwitz that took place between Mother and Father that Bruno overheard. All rights go to David Fickling Books; I did not write the following conversation."It's horrible," Mother was saying. "Just horrible. I can't stand it anymore.""We don't have any choice," said Father. "This is our assignment and-""No, this is your assignment," said Mother. "Your assignment, not ours. You stay if you want to.""And what will people think," asked Father, "if I permit you and the children to return to Berlin without me? They will ask questions about my commitment to the work here.""Work?" shouted Mother. "You call this work?"Bruno didn't hear much more because the voices were getting closer to the door and there was always a chance that Mother would come storming out in search of medicinal sherry...Still, he had heard enough to know there was a chance they might be returning to Berlin.
Sal says "it made me feel peculiar" on their walk because the visit stirred up memories of her mother who had died. The experience of returning to old familiar places brought out feelings of grief and longing, making Sal feel emotional and unsettled.
Odysseus learns that his mother died of grief and pain of her son not returning back.
Yes. It is currently in its 8th season.
risky and mad
His father, Hermann, died in 1902 (in Milan). His mother, Pauline, died in 1920 (in Berlin).
they might feel a pang because they might not know if they will make it or not
No.
He learns that she has passed away due to grief over him not returning home.
US actress Jeannie Berlin is 67 years old (born Jeannie Brette May, November 1, 1949).Her mother was actress-director Elaine May.
There were all sorts of feelings. Some people wanted nothing more than to get out of East Germany. Other people loved being communists.