However, she will be forced to do exactly that sooner than she thinks. As she falls asleep, she is happy that she will never have to make that choice. Now that she is older, she realizes that making sacrifices for others is an incredibly difficult thing to do, even if she loves them. When Annemarie was seven, she parroted her parents in stating that she would die for King Christian.
In this chapter, Lowry returns to the theme of sacrifice. Hirsch’s friends will take care of her––just like the Johansens might have to do for the Rosens. Peter explains that the Germans have been ‘tormenting’ the Jews in other countries for several years, and now they are starting to do the same in Denmark.Īnnemarie wonders what will happen to kind Mrs. Hirsch’s shop is closed because the Germans have ordered the closure of all Jewish-owned businesses. However, he has brought seashells for Annemarie and Kirsti and beer for Mama and Papa. It is very dangerous for Peter to be visiting the Johansens because there is a curfew that prevents Danes from going out at night. That night, Mama wakes up Annemarie after Kirsti is asleep and brings her into the living room to talk with Papa and Peter. Mama is very worried when Annemarie tells her the reason they could not replace Kirsti’s button. Little Kirsti wonders if they have gone on a vacation to the seashore, but Ellen and Annemarie can tell that something bad has happened to the family. The girls wonder where the Hirsches have gone. There is a sign in German and a thick padlock on the door. Hirsch, the seamstress, after school to purchase a replacement.
Mama tells Annemarie and Kirsti to visit Mrs. One of the buttons on Kirsti’s jacket breaks. They joke about how when Kirsti was younger, she would stay warm by sleeping in Mama and Papa’s bed––and then sometimes, she would wet it. Despite this hardship, Annemarie, Mama, and Kirsti still find things to laugh about. The Johansens and the Rosens often suffer through freezing nights with no heat source. Winters have been especially miserable after German occupation because fuel and electricity are now scarce in Denmark. September passes and the weather gets colder.
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