How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
A second fright gripped Antonina as she noticed the time. "But that is the trolley Ryś sometimes takes home from school!" (12.17)
Once again, we see fear for the safety of their child being a driving force for Jan and Antonina. After this scare, they temporarily change location to protect their young son. To them, this was the scariest trolley-related tragedy since Antonina heated up a bad box of Rice-a-Roni for dinner.
Quote #5
According to Antonina, Lonia described the scene later in words filled with "terror and racing thoughts." (16.12)
With Jan's as our go-to point of view, it's easy to lose track of how scary escaping the Ghetto under the watchful eyes of Nazi soldiers can be. Jan is fearless. Those he is helping to escape, not so much—and for good reason.
Quote #6
Rumor has long ears, and as an old Gypsy saying goes, Fear has big eyes. (19.5)
What do you think this saying means? Is it that when people are afraid, they are always wide-eyed and on the lookout? Perhaps they see things that aren't necessarily scary but are nevertheless perceived to be a threat? Or maybe Fear just wears really big glasses.