Love In War Quotes
Love in War
War can seem like an all-consuming force of hate, death, and misery to the soldiers and citizens who must fight war’s wrath. However, to survive one must transcend the unspeakable horrors from the fighting. The French women of World War II who survived the war exemplify this transcendence. Left under the control of the Nazi occupation, these women had to protect their family and their morals. Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale addresses the topic of surviving war through the perspectives of sisters Isabelle and Vianne. Hannah’s depiction of the sisters gets described as “an emotional powerhouse that lays bare the human heart's capacity for courage, compassion and resilience” (Fulwood), in spite of World War II. The sisters overcome …show more content…
Unlike Isabelle who rebelliously tries to defy the Nazi occupation, Vianne must protect her daughter Sophie. Vianne subdues Isabelle’s resistance by telling her, “It is about my daughter now. Your niece. We must protect her”(82). Vianne does not agree with the Nazis, yet must conceal her beliefs and Isabelle’s rebellion to ensure Sophie’s safety. In an interview, author Kristin Hannah told reporters that her book asks readers “ What would I be willing to do? Would I endanger my family by helping others? History has shown us so often that the majority of people look away. I wanted to show what could happen when they didn’t look away” (Hannah and Bargreen). Hannah’s interview shows the tough decisions Vianne faced and how Vianne’s decision to help Jewish children truly displayed bravery. After being raped by a Nazi, Vianne decides to hide the origins of her son from her husband. She tells Sophie “love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us” (410). Vianne overcomes her feelings of hate to make sure her son Julien will be loved. Knowing that if the truth gets revealed suffering will ensue, Vianne knows the importance of love when combatting hate. Around fifty years later, Vianne faces Julien and her lost child Ari: “I smile at them, my two boys who should have broken me, but somehow saved me, each in his own way. Because of them, I know now what matters and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain”(438). Vianne never gave into the war or to the fear and hatred that surrounded her. The two boys saved Vianne by giving her life love when she needed it the most. Just like Isabelle, love allows Vianne to heal her wounds and move on to
War can seem like an all-consuming force of hate, death, and misery to the soldiers and citizens who must fight war’s wrath. However, to survive one must transcend the unspeakable horrors from the fighting. The French women of World War II who survived the war exemplify this transcendence. Left under the control of the Nazi occupation, these women had to protect their family and their morals. Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale addresses the topic of surviving war through the perspectives of sisters Isabelle and Vianne. Hannah’s depiction of the sisters gets described as “an emotional powerhouse that lays bare the human heart's capacity for courage, compassion and resilience” (Fulwood), in spite of World War II. The sisters overcome …show more content…
Unlike Isabelle who rebelliously tries to defy the Nazi occupation, Vianne must protect her daughter Sophie. Vianne subdues Isabelle’s resistance by telling her, “It is about my daughter now. Your niece. We must protect her”(82). Vianne does not agree with the Nazis, yet must conceal her beliefs and Isabelle’s rebellion to ensure Sophie’s safety. In an interview, author Kristin Hannah told reporters that her book asks readers “ What would I be willing to do? Would I endanger my family by helping others? History has shown us so often that the majority of people look away. I wanted to show what could happen when they didn’t look away” (Hannah and Bargreen). Hannah’s interview shows the tough decisions Vianne faced and how Vianne’s decision to help Jewish children truly displayed bravery. After being raped by a Nazi, Vianne decides to hide the origins of her son from her husband. She tells Sophie “love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us” (410). Vianne overcomes her feelings of hate to make sure her son Julien will be loved. Knowing that if the truth gets revealed suffering will ensue, Vianne knows the importance of love when combatting hate. Around fifty years later, Vianne faces Julien and her lost child Ari: “I smile at them, my two boys who should have broken me, but somehow saved me, each in his own way. Because of them, I know now what matters and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain”(438). Vianne never gave into the war or to the fear and hatred that surrounded her. The two boys saved Vianne by giving her life love when she needed it the most. Just like Isabelle, love allows Vianne to heal her wounds and move on to