Summary Of Antonina By Ackerman

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Ackerman is able to detail the life of the Żabiński’s and their Guest by backing it up with historically accurate information. The use of historically accurate information allows for the reader to dive into an accurate depiction of what people of Poland experienced during World War II. Hitler's seizure of the Sudetenland in 1938 brought real worry over the borders of Poland. The author details the worries the Poles faced during this time because of this event. This sets the time setting for the reader––it allows the reader to further look into the life the Żabiński’s and those living in Poland. This aspect of the book was done well. The author would not have been able to accurately explain the worries individuals faced without stating these details. …show more content…

The reader throughout the book becomes empathic of Antonina. Those who resided in Poland before the war often discredited any rumors of war, they reassured themselves in the safety net of Britain. However, Antonia herself a mother feared for what the future might entail for her young son Rys. Antonina herself had lost both her parents at the age of seven due to World War I. Ackerman conveys the hardships and worries Antonina and her family had to endure when hiding their Guests. Antonina becomes the protagonist that both the reader and as portrayed in the book her Guest come to love. Ackerman by detailing these aspects does a rounded job in not just telling the story but portraying the story as if the reader was able to experience the same time period with the same worries the Żabiński’s

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