The book The Lost Girls Of Paris used the mood and atmosphere to express the dire situation taking place in the years 1944-1946 revolving around the end of The II World War. The mood/atmosphere. When Marie ventured to France on her mission the atmosphere became very tense. With the Nazis occupying France, it became very clear that there was a sense of danger everywhere Marie went. Even when she first landed you could feel the caution the agents had as they travel base to base. During the Nazis regime in France, the Nazis were strict and were determined to find every secret agent and eliminate them. SOE was very strict with training and making sure the girls acted as French at all times and to keep their identities hidden. When Maries and Julians …show more content…
[when] [s]he turn[s] [Julian] a tall, imposing man emerged from the shadows. She [freezes], [when she sees] his gun leveled at her. ‘Fool!’ he said in English, [Julian] voice a growl. ‘You never should have done as I said. ‘Run or fight, but for God's sake don't obey”’ (Jenoff 106-107). For Marie the atmosphere suddenly got very terrifying, she was scared for her life and even contemplates to take it then and there. Another time the atmosphere became noticeable was when Julian spent time with Marie right before he left for London. This was when both Julian and Marie start to accept and recognize their feelings for each other. The atmosphere becomes tense from their interactions, Marie insisted that he sleep over at her place so that he could get a little rest before his journey, as they talked about their day and future missions, Marie thought that “ [f]or the first time since she’d met him, she heard humor in his voice. [Julian] reach[s] over and touche[s] her hand. [Julian would reassure her that] ‘[her] daughter will be very proud when she is old enough to understand.’ [Julian would curl his fingers] around hers, stay[ing]. [At the end of their conversation] [Julian] tilte[s] his head back and close[s] his