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[Spoiler Alert] Why do you think the author decided to add the rape scene? Does it add anything to the characters' arcs? Does it propel the plot forward? Does anything result from that scene? Frau Elena, Jutta, and the other three girls were already obviously miserable. The reader has already experienced the cruelty of war. Why was the rape scene necessary?
Nick Loeser I don't think it was necessary, but at the time of reading it I thought for sure they would all die.

In hindsight, it was probably included to illustra…moreI don't think it was necessary, but at the time of reading it I thought for sure they would all die.

In hindsight, it was probably included to illustrate more that the girls were "spared" versus victimized again. Perhaps they were saved because Werner had thrown the cursed stone into the ocean and was not in procession of it.(less)
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All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)
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