Hello,

I really enjoyed reading Ramon‘s blog, first of all because it has a really good title that caught my eye, but mostly because of its content. I found it interesting his comparison of the views of trauma by the two different perspectives that come from children, as narrators. He also adds a very important childlike point of view: Anne Frank’s. I believe that bringing such a famous story into consideration and comparing her unique perspective on trauma with Oskar’s, Naomi’s and Marji’s, gives a whole new way of thinking about traumatic events. I agree with Ramon’s argument about how Anne Frank’s does a really good job in summarizing her trauma, that it may be considered not as “unspeakable” as it is in the other novels.

This being said, I have a question that came to my mind while  reading your blog; what do you think the novel gains by having children as narrators of trauma?

Benedetta Franzini.