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Trudy Brasure The book is a particularly interesting insight into how a regular German family might get swept into the mechanism of evil brought on by a fascist leadership. Yes, you’re meant to feel compassion for all levels and types of humanity who meet with the tragic results of hate.
If you can’t feel sympathy for all humanity, then you’re just as susceptible to hate as the people you condemn.
At least that’s the significance of the novel to me. Shouldn’t we see each other as fellow human beings instead of labels?

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Mark I would say that some of the characters were appalling (The father / commandant especially, but all of the other Nazis as well, e.g., the junior officer.). The ending, while terribly sad and tragic provides a blunt lesson regarding the horrendous results of embracing such a hateful ideology, as it touches innocent parties.

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