"Sarah was the only person I could bear thinking about right now" (Rosnay 177).
Julia was going through a very rough time prior to stating this line. She has found out she is pregnant again and her husband is not impressed. He gave her two choices; either get an abortion or they are getting a divorce. Julia did not want to give up this baby, she was so happy when she found out she was pregnant again and she thought her husband would be too. Unfortunately this was not the case and there was no making Bertrand change his mind about this baby. Eventually Julia decided it would be best for her marriage if she got an abortion-even though it was not at all what she wanted to do. During this time when she stated this line she was in the clinic awaiting her surgery. I found it very symbolic that Julia could only tolerate thinking about Sarah. I feel that Julia can only think about Sarah because of how guilty she feels about getting this abortion. Sarah did everything in her power to save her little brother. No matter what anyone said or did Sarah never gave up; she hid him in a cupboard away from the police, she escaped from the camp, walked a very long distance, and found a family to bring her back to Paris. Then Julia is just letting her husband tell her what to do even though she wants this baby. She has certainly not done all she could to save this child. She is not fighting for this child's life like she should. Sarah's Strength Brings Julia To Shame.
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