Lose of Childhood

Question 1

Even as a young child, he understands that because of the visual sign of them being Jewish that they will begin to be treated unfairly

Answer 1

«La leçon était commencée et j’ai compris que pour moi, l’école était finie» (42)
Chapitre 3

Question 2

Maurice can understand from his dad telling them the story of him having to leave where he lives to escape that him and his brother will need to do the same

Answer 2

«Vous savez pourquoi je vous raconte tout ça? Je le savais mais j’hésitais à le dire» «Oui, dit Maurice, c’est parce que nous aussi on va partir»

Question 3

Losing their childhood to have to take care of themselves/ and be clever enough to lie to the Germans on their own

Answer 3

«Oui, les garçons, vous allez partir aujourd’hui, C’est votre tour» (54)
Chapitre 3

Question 4

Although it’s to keep them safe, they are losing their childhood innocence by being told this information

Answer 4

«Vous êtes Juifs mais ne l’avouez jamais: vous entendez: JAMAIS» (56)
Chapitre 3

Question 5

Maurice goes to repeat the journey that Raymond did with them across the border and has earned himself some money- losing childhood thinking of this idea to help them both in the future

Answer 5

«Il avait refait le trajet en sens inverse, repassé huit fois la ligne, ramené quarante personnes et gagné vingt mille francs» (111)
Chapitre 5

Question 6

The brothers are gradually losing their childhood, they haven’t thought about their parents since they left but would want them to know that everything is going well

Answer 6

«Un court instant, perdus dans ce cinéma marseillais, nous revîmes notre quartier et cela me rappela brusquement que je n’avais presque pas pensé à papa ni maman depuis notre départ»
«Eux sans doute devaient penser à nous et j’aurais tant aimé leur faire savoir que tout se passait bien» (137)
Chapitre 6