Analyse quote: I have heard it said that we are uninvited. We are unwelcome. We should take our misfortune elsewhere. -- Narrator

In these lines, the narration alludes to the fact that many refugees have been received with hostility when arriving in new countries. The narrator's wife states that if those people could directly witness the horrors of the war, then those people would be kinder and more welcoming. In this way, the narrative urges the reader to be more welcoming and understanding to refugees.