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Rachel Seiffert
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Shame / Embarrassment
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Amazon.com Throughout the novel, the themes of shame and embarrassment are
prominent, but for very different reasons. Helmut feels shame because his
View the Study Pack physical disability forces him to be different from the rest of Berlin society
during World War II. He is unable to join the military, often mocked, given
charity, and generally regarded as less than other members of society. His
View the Lesson Plans parents, and particularly his mother, feel embarrassment at their son's
disability, as their friends' sons go to fight for Germany.

Study Guide Lore, too, feels shame when she learns of her country's involvement in
the extermination of the Jews, and of her parents' involvement with the
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the long-term consequences of the Holocaust on herself and her family.
Plot Summary Tomas, too, feels shame when he...
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