The time left in 1967 grows increasingly short.
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Anniversaries Readalong: November 27 – December 3, 1967
November 30: Can anyone help me understand what is meant by Gesine’s own war in this passage?
What about you, Gesine? Where do you live? Cant you see your own war? Why dont you leave so that you wont be guilty? You know good and well what it’s like for growing children. Whatll Marie say when she realizes?
As I read it I interpreted it as Vietnam and the implicit support for the war by living in the US. But re-reading I am not sure that is correct.
I thought it was referring to ignoring that a war is coming rather than one that was already happening, as that is Gesine’s criticism of Crespahl. Viet Nam seems the only real war though. There might be something metaphoric, such as the race war? As these are Gesine’s thoughts, we know that she is aware Marie will disapprove of them staying.