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By Harsh and Isha

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Anna

Vera (spoken about)Nyusha

Olenka

Andrei (spoken about)Kolya

Marina Petrovna

Elizaveta Antonovna

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In chapter 11, it begins with Elizaveta Antonovna in the middle of a very busy sadvance of Germans towards Leningrad has caused a mass movement of childcity. There were rumours at first about Germans bombing railway routes that wevacuation. Eventually it is heard that this is actually true. The situation is too ohandle because there are more children than can be organised and sent out, schaotic. Also, some of the children had already been evacuated before.

Marina has been so loving towards the family that Anna has actually started feeactions. She buys them the most expensive items that they would not be able ther and she always refers to money not being relevant in the near future; she iswith the baby-sitting so overall comes across as a great ally considering that A

with an unpleasant woman. Anna lays awake at night thinking of a note about tLeningrad, Kolyas wellbeing and Andreis influence on her mind, she thinks shmistake trusting him because he never returned, however he is a medic and thmiddle of a crisis so it isnt easy for him to just come visit her. Towards the end thousands of Leningrads children are being evacuated and some die on the wAnna begins to worry whether Kolya is safe with her in Leningrad or if he got sechildren. At one point Anna also feels jealous that Kolya is spending more timeenjoys more with her.

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Page 94 second paragraph but Elizaveta Antanovna doesnt want to h

Last paragraph hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of childr

Page 95 first paragraph It could be worse than the blitz in London Last paragraph bombing the railways the kids are going on

Page 96 fourth paragraph were sending plenty of food

Page 97 second paragraph many of these kids are experienced evacu

Towards the last parts of page 97 children, bags and mothers jam into

theres a smell of sausage, wool and armpits, mind the children, theicrushed

Middle of page 98 there is a tang of autumn in the air

First paragraph page 99 they give each other sideways looks, express

Second paragraph winters on its way

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Third paragraph children should be bare-legged and rosy, wearing shorts or they should be running in a park

Page 100 first paragraph four or five faces show, pale, staring

Second paragraph thousands and thousands of children Second paragraph bodies in ditches, and burning huts

Third paragraph so many children, and so little time

The railways are being bombed

food is pouring out of Leningrad, as well as children

Page 101 First paragraph train full of children was bombed

Second paragraph required by a Party official in Hall Three

Page 102 first paragraph and the system is completely overloaded now. Thetrains

the line was torn up by a bomb five kilometres ahead

there are thirty two survivors

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Third paragraph Anna lies awake, listening to Kolyasbreathing

Kolya remains there

Marina has earned her right to a place in their lives Page 103 first paragraph prices have all shot sky high

Marina pays it. She has the money

We are not going to be able to eat money

Third paragraph Anna crushes the jealousy that she feels

Vera wasnt attracted, she was repelled

I keep telling you money isnt going to mean anything soon

Page 104 second paragraph waiting for the noise of aeroplane engine

And then theres Andrei. He never came back

Page 105 Leningrad is already defeated

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3 men and 1 woman (have a short convers

AnnaMarina Petrovna

Mikhail

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Chapter 12 shows the readers the tremendous value of thee golden, warm sumthe dark and ominous rather dreadful winters. The world is calm and peaceful aguarding it and is untouched from destruction. We observe people evacuating t

safety sacrificing all of their worldly possessions. Security is surrounding the enevery route. The Germans are pacing and getting closer along with the winter. and poverty of people is painted in this chapter when a woman is clueless to wlife is.

The war has brought along irrational thoughts arising from fear In the peoples advances in friendship of Anna and Marina over time. Marina starts showing mnewly found friend. We also see the two help the father while hes bound to his

The readers learn about the piercing pain the father is enduring making them fesympathy for the man. This chapter focusses on the relationships as there is a daughter relationship created between Anna and Mikhail.

There is light shed on the growth of life in this dead world. The readers also obstreasuring the most important thing in the war, food. The chapter ends with rushhome, beloved Leningrad.

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Page 107:First paragraph: The city is not YET been bombed.

First paragraph: Floating, lyrical, miraculous Petersburg

Second paragraph: August wears... Fools nobody

Third paragraph: No bombs YET, though... Them

Fourth paragraph: The city... Not untouched

Page 108:Second paragraph: She has retreated... She must make.

Third paragraph: Strains under the German advanceThird paragraph: Everything is organized confusion

Page 109:First paragraph: news mixes with rumours

Last paragraph: Whod have ever thought... Afraid of the moon?

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Page 111:Middle of the page (3rdparagraph): In Kolyas mind, his father has... Storming a fort

Page 112:First paragraph: Every inch of... City was gone

Page 113:

Middle of the page: Anna, moya dusha... My soul.

Last paragraph: He reaches... Can she be angry with him?

Page 114:First paragraph: empty woods... Everyone has fled.

First paragraph: each potato clings... Fibrous tendril.

Second paragraph: Theres no one... Thered be no one.

Fourth paragraph: Dear Leningrad... At this moment than its ever.

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