"Lore," Section 7 (Pages 145-156) Summary

Lore is traveling by tram when she sees two women looking through a newspaper. The images in the paper are those of the murdered Jews, and the text tells of work camps and prison camps, as well as of trials. When Lore innocently mentions her belief that the images are of American actors, the women inform her they are of murdered Jews. Lore, shocked, sees the uniforms of the officers, similar to those of her fathers, as the women point to the soldiers stating they are murderers, and that they are bad men who are now in prison. She searches the images for Vati's face, but does not see him.

When Lore visits Tomas, she asks if he has seen the images. She mentions the trials, and Tomas seems surprised they have begun the punishment...