Why do you think Rachel seeks out Tyrell at the chess match in Washington Square?

Why do you think Rachel seeks out Tyrell at the chess match in Washington Square?

She wanted to sit and talk with someone who knows how it feels to be such an outsider. To be judged just because you are Black or a Jew is what they have both lived with. I think she trusted him and hoped for some type of friendship. I also think she was playing match maker and hoping to have some impact on him contacting Naomi.

I agree with everything PinkLady said above. Not sure Rachel was looking for a personal relationship with Tyrell other than as Naomi's friend, but I do know she wanted him to know that Naomi was in love with him and suffering without him.

I also agree with PinkLady because Rachel really needed a person who had to fit into society if society was not really ready to accept him plus she wanted to convey to him the love Naomi expressed for him.

I also agree that Rachel was connecting with Tyrell as an outsider. She also cared about Naomi and wanted her to find love.

I agree with the readers above - Rachel was drawn to Tyrell as an outsider/someone considered "different." I particularly enjoyed that storyline and found it very relevant for today's issues.

I also agree that Rachel connected with Tyrell as another outsider. She confided things to him that she had not even told her therapist because she felt that he would understand her struggles more than any of the other characters. She wanted Tyrell to know how much Naomi missed him, so maybe he would rethink their break up. She wanted them both to be happy, and got her thinking that maybe if an outsider like Tyrell could be happy, then maybe an outsider like her could be happy too.

I agree with what everyone has said. Rachel saw in Tyrell, another person who was mistreated and an outsider in his society.

Rachel is looking for someone who understands and she thinks she will find that in Tyrell.

I feel she felt he would understand her feelings better than others because he had been though bad times. Also, I think she had problems with understanding why her husband was so against him. Maybe it was also to help her understand why the Germans hated to Jews so much.