Her mother set to with the hairbrush again. “But would that be so awful, darling? To be the prettiest thing in Brimscombe-and-Thrupp?”“I should rather die.”“ You nearly did.”“ Yes, but I tend to blame the Germans.

Chris Cleave
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When the Nazis came to England, it was very hard for Jewish citizens. The Jewish population was forced out of most cities and towns by the government which claimed they were "tainting the blood". This meant that the children of these families had to hide their family ties in order to survive. The mother of this child abandoned her daughter when she was very young due to the dangers associated with being Jewish in Nazi-occupied England. The mother of this particular girl learned that her daughter had been ostracized in her school, but she did not know what had happened at home.

Therefore, when she got in contact with her daughter's school, she was told that her daughter had refused to go to class on Monday morning because she was very ill. When asked why she refused to go to school, her daughter replied, "I am ashamed of being Jewish." After learning of this incident, the mother became very angry at her daughter. She began to get frustrated with her daughter's attitude and decided that she wanted her daughter back. She then decided that if she started dressing up their house with Nazi memorabilia, then the neighbors would not see them as Jews anymore... "But, darling," said Mrs.

Green, "wouldn't it be awful if you were so pretty you could have lived in Brimscombe-and-Thrupp?" "I should rather die," replied Rachel."You nearly did." This quote is from a play entitled "Three Weeks", written by Noel Coward, who is also known for his other plays such as Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. It is written in a sad tone due to the fact that it had happened in real life. It gives us an insight into how some people can be cruel and has led some people to believe some people are bad simply because they are Jewish.

Source: Everyone Brave Is Forgiven

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