50 pages • 1 hour read
The Orphan's Tale
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Chapters 10-14Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness, death, child death, racism, religious discrimination, graphic violence, physical abuse, and emotional abuse.
Chapter 10 Summary: “Noa”
Two days later, on a Sunday morning, Noa gives Theo a rare banana, worrying about the fact that he lacks a ration card. She tells Astrid she is going into town to bathe at the hotel. Astrid gives Noa soap and agrees to watch Theo, dismissing Noa’s idea for a new trapeze trick. Drina reads Noa’s palm, predicting sorrow, illness, and a separation.
Noa bathes at the hotel, then buys strawberries for Theo. She is mocked by townspeople for her circus clothing. A young man, Luc, defends her. He offers to walk her back through the woods. As they talk, Noa explains she was trying to get food, and Luc asks if the food is for her or the baby, revealing he saw her with Theo at the parade. She lies that Theo is her brother; they talk about ration cards and easier ways for her to get food. When Luc suggests they meet again, Noa declines. As she returns to the circus, she feels she is being watched.
Chapter 11 Summary: “Astrid”
While Noa is in town, Astrid feels anxious about any outside contact. She recalls seeing the SS officer, Roger von Albrecht.
