Gerte

Question 1

Lonely, vulnerable, escape, seeking comfort

Answer 1

• ‘weeps’ when she thinks G is getting off train; ‘screams’/‘clinging’ —> ‘I thought..’ —> elliptical hints to past trauma

Question 2

Struggles + suffering

Answer 2

• greedily eating cookies/cabbages
• ‘I nearly starved to death after war, I know a bit about pain’
• discomfort with large amounts of food at feast
• tries to show Lily understanding —> says she sold things of her own

Question 3

R/ship with Ernestine

Question 4

Dreamer, idealistic, optimistic, hopeful

Answer 4

• ‘potted plants’ + ‘colourful rugs’ to brighten room
• dreams about visiting America - ‘same dreams everyone has’
• ‘then it got difficult’ —> ‘things happen when you’re finding yourself’