How we cite our quotes: Chapter.Paragraph
Quote #4
When she reached the old woman, she began to speak quickly, gesturing eagerly with her hands. The old woman turned her head once to look at Magda, then turned and walked away, head down. After a few more steps, Magda quit following her and crossed back over. "Well?" "You saw. She would not speak with me." (22.37-22.39)
The same woman will later direct Becca and Magda to the town priest. But why does she avoid them initially?
Quote #5
"There are no monuments here in Chelmno. And the people do not like to talk about what happened." (22.61)
The people of Chelmno are having a hard time coming to terms with their dark past. Yes, even the 50-years-ago past. Guess that's what happens when your town used to be an extermination camp.
Quote #6
"I did not say, my child, that I would not talk of it. I have made a great study of the evil that happened here. But the people who lived through it do not like to discuss it." (22.63)
The priest feels like he can face the evil that happened in Chelmno head on, at least in part because he did not personally live through the experience.