When Esma started to date Pelda, her daughter Sara was uncomfortable and worried about losing her affection. Sara believed that her mother would remarry and focused on her husband, so that she would not be important to her anymore. Esma reassure her that she would never never never leave her. This reflected how much Esma loves her daughter, irrespective of the fact that she was impregnated by someone who was raping her. Mothers were inclined to connect emotionally with their children even in the case of rape. There was another scene where Pelda, a soldier in the war, visited his mother, who had some degree of dementia. His mother did not realize the pass of time, and thought the war was still going on. Pelda chose not to tell her the truth, but to lie with good intentions. For purposes of trying not to hurt his mother, he coaxed her into having bread, and told her that they got food and supplies from the government. Pelda showed the capacity of gentleness and care by patiently nudging his mentally declining mother to have a bite of food, and by covering her in kisses (Gordana Crnkovic,
When Esma started to date Pelda, her daughter Sara was uncomfortable and worried about losing her affection. Sara believed that her mother would remarry and focused on her husband, so that she would not be important to her anymore. Esma reassure her that she would never never never leave her. This reflected how much Esma loves her daughter, irrespective of the fact that she was impregnated by someone who was raping her. Mothers were inclined to connect emotionally with their children even in the case of rape. There was another scene where Pelda, a soldier in the war, visited his mother, who had some degree of dementia. His mother did not realize the pass of time, and thought the war was still going on. Pelda chose not to tell her the truth, but to lie with good intentions. For purposes of trying not to hurt his mother, he coaxed her into having bread, and told her that they got food and supplies from the government. Pelda showed the capacity of gentleness and care by patiently nudging his mentally declining mother to have a bite of food, and by covering her in kisses (Gordana Crnkovic,