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Four Perfect Pebbles Analysis
"If she could find for pebbles of almost exactly the same size and shape, it meant that her family would remain whole"(Perl, Lazan, 8). This is the belief of a young girl named Marion from the memoir titled four perfect pebbles by Lila Perl and Marion Lazan. Mariam lives in a concentration camp with her family in the Netherlands. Since Marion is too young to work she has devoted her time to looking for four perfectly similar pebbles, one for each member of her family. Despite scientific reasoning she believes that if she finds these pebbles her family will remain safe and whole. This is just one of many examples that show how in difficult situations humans find hope, beauty and strength in unusual forms and
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