Galina

"Maybe that was because she didn't feel fear. She knew how dangerous it was to hide Jews in her house; she knew that there was a war going on and that people in occupied towns could be killed for lesser crimes; but something prevented her from imagining that she or Tanya could be killed or even hurt. And she couldn't fear anything that she couldn't vividly imagine. She wished that she could" (48).

In class on Monday, we discussed the different characteristics of Galina we could infer from the text. Some of the things we discussed include how we think she is emotionless and how she seems to dismiss what she hears about the Jews as nonsense. This passage really stood out to me because it's the first time we see that she wishes she was less emotionless. She wishes she could fear what is happening around her. I also found it interesting how it is placed at the end of the story after she almost tells the Germans about Raya and Leeza. This is the only time where we get to see a long conversation or decision that is played out in her head. With that comes some insight on how she wishes she were different emotionally.