When Werner and Jutta first hear the Frenchman on the radio, he concludes his broadcast by saying “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever” (pages 48–49), and Werner recalls these words throughout the book (pages 86, 264, and 409). How do you think this phrase relates to the overall message of the story?
(I'm still only 100 pages in but I saw this question on the guide and it struck a chord with me. Partly because I can already feel the narrative moving toward that overarching theme of opening your eyes and actually seeing- not just the physical, but spiritual. And it resonates with the title. I'll probably have deeper thoughts when I actually get further along in the book.)
When Werner and Jutta first hear the Frenchman on the radio, he concludes his broadcast by saying “Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever” (pages 48–49), and Werner recalls these words throughout the book (pages 86, 264, and 409). How do you think this phrase relates to the overall message of the story?
(I'm still only 100 pages in but I saw this question on the guide and it struck a chord with me. Partly because I can already feel the narrative moving toward that overarching theme of opening your eyes and actually seeing- not just the physical, but spiritual. And it resonates with the title. I'll probably have deeper thoughts when I actually get further along in the book.)