Between Shades Of Gray Character Analysis

Love is Power

Love is a very powerful word and action. Love can bring people together, make others and yourself stronger, and make people happy. In this novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, has great examples of what love can do to a person even during worst moments in your life. Love is key to surviving by keeping people's morals high in this period of time. Taking risks for one another is a very dangerous act for people to do because you are charged punishments. Lastly, love makes you help each other when in need. In the eye of fear, love will shine through. Firstly, love is way to help people live for a longer time due to the fact that it boosts their moral. At the moment Lina Vilkas is turning 16 years old and all the prisoners

To see everyone in one shack during their only free time to gather around for a youths birthday is a very special moment. Even though everybody is going through mental and physical pain they are still able to come together to see everyone and make each other happy with just their presents. Lina is surprised that the prisoners remember that it is Lina's birthday. This makes Lina very happy but not only her also everybody else because they do not often see many people happy during labour camps and get to see many smiles. Also, another part of the novel there is a very special moment about love coming first and trying to help others. An NKVD inspector is ordering the officer's to get, “Raw fish for these little ones, immediately. Who else is sick?” (332) for the sick children. Knowing that NKVD is trying to help the people in sickness is very helpful because the prisoners are on the verge from dying. The inspector is giving the prisoners hope and care that he will cure the sick ones. As the

Lina asks a favor from the grouch woman to send Linas letter to her father her response was “keep your slip,” said the grouchy woman, still looking at my drawings.”I’ll pass it along.”(227). Lina worrying about her father is nerve wrecking and fearful and the love that is shining through the fear is the grouchy woman accepting Linas letter and sending it into the city. When the grouchy woman says that she will pass it along meaning the letter it proves that she does care for Lina and want her to be satisfied and happy. When the grouchy woman stares at Linas drawing she sees of what great potential she has and might think it is very realistic. When the grouchy woman said to Lina to keep her slip she is referring to how Lina is giving her a piece of clothing as in return to the grouchy woman for taking the letter into the city and the woman says that it's okay she doesn't have to give anything back to her. I believe that this is a very important part of the quote because the grouchy woman is doing a favor for Lina and is not interested in something in return. This shows that she cares for Lina and that she will send the letter out with no returns. Likewise, when Elena got very ill everybody tried their best to make her feel better and show the support that she is loved and not alone. Later on, Elena's children have been trying their best to make their mother feel