Briar_Rose

One of the ways an individual deal with horror is change the story into where it is less violent; some though deal with horror by facing reality. Supplementation: hide fear/horror by pushing its conscience. Both Gemma and Potocki deals with the same horror, but they have different way of deal with the Holocaust, as Gemma uses the fairy tale of Briar Rose and Potocki deals with the reality Gemma Josef Potocki - Gemma’s Allegory: Briar Rose, “Barbs” (Symbolism) – the use of barbs in the fairy tale and the reality of holocaust and how they correspond with each other. - “My dreams at night are not pleasant one’s” Potocki states that he has nightmares about the Holocaust, showing the reader that he deals with the horror the difficult way 2. The power of love Love can make individuals to act out of their comfort zone. Becca’s Journey is governed by the love she has for Gemma. For Potocki love was destructive; as love was stripped away from him and he was left alone- the death of both Adam and his Viennese lover Gemma Becca - The contrast between Sylvia and Shana with Becca; they are more materialistic while Becca is determined and caring - “Death claims so many of the people you love” – Shows how Potocki’s love was destructive 3. Identity Identity is the process of knowing who you are, In Briar Rose is was uncertain for Gemma, the parallel of Becca’s Journey and Gemma’s Allegory helps the reader unravel the truth Chelmno’s Identity is hidden by its past- The people of Chelmno deals with the guilt and denies the horror of the holocaust that occurred there. Gemma Chelmno - The chapter correspondingBecca’s Journey: “Sleeping Beauty. How could Gemma think of that'” - “It was as if the air became the same colour as the buildings” – Showing that Chelmno’s identity was covered by the horror of the Holocaust