"It was strange, moving, to see him on the threshold of that apartment, the very place that had caused his mother so much pain, so much sorrow, and to think he did not yet know, he did not yet know what had happened here, to his family, his grandparents, and his uncle." (De Rosnay, 254)
When I read this quote, I felt very sympathetic towards Sarah's son because he does not know about the tragic events that his family endured, yet alone the pain they had felt in that very room. I can relate to how Julia is feeling, while she knows the tragedies Sarah's family faced that her son is unaware of. There have been a few instances in my life where I have known information that was about to change someone's life and really hurt them emotionally as soon as they found out. It made me wish that I could protect them but at the same time I knew that there was nothing I could do to protect them from the pain they were about to feel.
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