Marcysia The Milkmaid Analysis

"Over there, near the church, there are a lot of people, they are going to pray. They are standing on the sidewalk and in the yard in front of the church. When we get there I'm going to put you down on the ground. You’re little, no one will notice you. Then you'll ask somebody to take you Marcysia, the milkmaid, outside of town. She’ll take you in. Or maybe one of those people will take you home. Do you understand what papa said? (Frank 45-46).” (Fink, 1995).”

What makes the passage difficult and complex to read is that the parents had to listen to the gunshot that took their only daughter’s life away. Even though, they tried to protect her from being killed by the Nazis, which still happened at the end of the story. Reading this story, I don’t think any parent should have to go through such pain and heartbreaking loss of their only daughter.
From a literary point of view, I know that the spring brings about restoration, rebirth, and a life after death. At the beginning of the story, it seemed to be that the father was having some fun time with friends at the bar. However, soon the town started to get quiet and the clouds began to get gray, which brought to mind that a danger is coming their way. In fact, the terrible thing did happen when the SS took the family away from their home. The family was about to die in abrupted and violent way. Even though the little girl died, she will live the afterlife and find renewal in heaven where she will live in an eternal spring. She will forgive her father for bringing her into a dangerous