Graciela is perhaps an even more important character than Partnoy's husband, as Partnoy's husband is separated from her for much of the book. Graciela is also the only other character from whose perspective Partnoy writes. Chapter seven, Graciela: Around the Table, is written from Graciela's perspective. In the chapter, Graciela is forced to run around a table in the Little School for 'exercise'. At this point, Graciela is heavily pregnant, with a huge belly. The guards had stopped beating her for now, though initially they used an electric prod on her stomach which made her fear her baby's pain. While the real Graciela did not write the chapter, Partnoy attempts to describe her feelings of desperation to protect her child, to be near her husband and to survive.
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