Unjust

I always had my suspicions of Hanna. Something was off with her. Now we know that she is messed up in a way. She was an SS officer in World War II, so she has seen the atrocities of a concentration camp. This service may have led her to her relationship with Michael and may have caused her to quit her job so quickly. Maybe the idea of a promotion conjured memories of when she had to quit her job and join the SS (possible PTSD).

I find it odd that she took her trial so indifferently. She seemed not to care all that much, even when faced with the accusations of the other codefendants in her trial. Maybe she felt responsible for the events and the murders associated with her work. Or maybe she just gave up.

Michaels actions, in my opinion, were a bit much. As in, I felt that he shouldn't have thought of his relationship with Hanna akin to the pain and suffering of the children that suffered in the Holocaust. She did take advantage of him and betray him. But an association of this kind would be morally wrong.

Overall, I thought that this part showed the reader how famous acts and atrocities can hit close to home. In addition, the scapegoating of Hanna really hit home how at any point your odds and chances at freedom, exoneration, or relief can be unjustly and unfairly taken away. A part of me wants Hanna locked up for life for her acts in the War. But, on the other hand, a part of me wants Michael to step up and provide the truth that will get her released.