Exactly. I don't excuse his actions but I understand him. Even to me as a reader her reaction and response felt entitled.
I understand that she might be sheltered and all but she knows what death is and she knows what friends are. So her smiling saying that and to his face bon the less was completely out of touch. And yes to me what he said in that moment was right. She reacted like it was expected. So if we hold him to those standards of he is old enough to know better then we should hold her to those as well.
At the end he was a literal child experiencing that amount of torture and trauma. What don't you ppl understand. A literal child. He had to do unspeakable things to survive. And we hate him for leaching out. Fair, she didn't necessarily physically hurt him. But also her being woefully ignorant and acting entitled is not taken into consideration at all. Like yea, it was her father's doing. OK, do you have no eyes and ears?
He was literally gonna be ok with even her acknowledgement. It was her reaction that had him snap.
Like the lady with the dead brother.
I know wr love to hate the guy but she is not blames either. What is happening to her is not right and she doesn't deserve it. But she can't just also get a pass either. His faults might be bigger but she isn't faultless either.
Sorry. Went on a tangent there.
But it's like ppl expect someone to just heal from such a horrible trauma as soon as they are out of the traumatic situation. Not realizing that that is the exact moment they are finally able to fully process the enterity of the traumatic experience.
I font hate him. I understand him and I don't excuse him.
That's all I wanted to say
Annette grew up not knowing anything because it was kept by her own family. Honestly, I also want Annette's past in her pov only then will I have the right to speak because knowing the full story will caused no arguments. Heiner felt betrayed and anger towards Annette because he thought Annette was like his father not knowing Annette grew up not knowing anything. I cannot simply explain that 'anything' but all I can say is Heiner's emotion on that day is understandable. I feel empathy towards Heiner, I just can't imagine if I were him. (no hate please) (￣ ³￣)