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Girl in the Blue Coat

Monica Hesse

Girl in the Blue Coat

Monica Hesse

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Girl in the Blue Coat Chapters 21-24 Summary & Analysis

Chapter 21 Summary

Hanneke insists that Ollie and his friends assist in getting Mirjam out of the theater. Ollie is furious: “We’ve all been hoping you would help us with the resistance, with things that actually matter not just for one person, but for hundreds of people” (192). However, when Mina reveals that she has left her camera in the baby carriage, Ollie realizes that their whole group is already at risk. Ollie gathers them together, and early Sunday morning, they debate the best course of action. Mina offers to go into the camp herself and destroy the camera. Hanneke counters that she can get a Gestapo uniform. She reflects on her falling out with Elsbeth and remembers telling her friend, “I can’t forgive you for loving the side that killed Bas” (200). 

Chapter 22 Summary

Hanneke arrives back at home, and her parents are both worried and furious. She says Mr. Kreuk kept her late at work, and her mother threatens to confront him. Hanneke implies she will lose her job if that happens. Just as she settles in, Willem arrives. She leaves again, telling her mother, “I’m not your child…I bring the money into the house. I buy the groceries…I’m the one who takes care of you” (207).

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