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Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel? Do you think she loves him? How do you know if one person loves another?

Created: 04/28/22

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davinamw

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Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel? Do you think she loves him? How do you know if one person loves another?

Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel? Do you think she loves him? Why or why not?

How do you know if one person loves another?


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PinkLady

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

Love at that time was strange to me. How can you meet someone, spend so little time together to get to know each other and believe you love them enough to marry them. Maybe being in love with your image of them was enough. I think Aaron loves Rachel in a "this is what I am supposed to do" sort of way. I'm not as sure about Rachel loving him. She needed an anchor and he provided it. Watching the way people talk to each other, touch each other, listen to each other and look at each other is my way of telling if there is love.


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Laura C

Join Date: 04/30/21

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I think Aaron and Rachel love each other but perhaps with different expectations based on their very different pasts. I don’t think that there is an agreed upon nor foolproof way to tell if one person loves another. Love can mean many different things to many different people, often undefinable to outsiders.


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dorinned

Join Date: 10/13/14

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I definitely believe Aaron loves Rachel. Aaron is a self-described boy from Flatbush and he expresses himself crudely in many ways, but he respects and reveres his wife and is trying to understand her struggles with maintaining her sanity after having dealt with the horrors of being a Jewish child in Germany during the Nazi pogroms and the annihilation of the Jews during the Second World War.


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robertaw

Join Date: 04/20/16

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I believe Rachel and Aaron fell in love, but whether they will have lasting love is unknown to me. They certainly had a stressful and difficult relationship and throughout the book they are the "Dickersons". I was thinking they should get a divorce. Rachel is so damaged by her trauma, it's hard to know if she is capable of a "normal" relationship.


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carriem

Join Date: 10/19/20

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I believe Aaron and Rachel in love and still are in love perhaps with different expectations as to what marriage is, But they support and try to understand one another. especially Aaron who did not experience being a Jew in Germany during that time period. For Rachael she is still adjusting to her freedom she can experience in this county but with Aaron's support she will and she hopefully will be able to fulfill some of his dreams to,


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Maggie

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I do believe they love each other. They do have difficulties mainly because they are two Jewish people who lived through different aspects of the war. Rachel was a child of the war, while he served but stayed in the states.


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terriej

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I do think that Aaron loves Rachel. I don't think that Rachel loves Aaron. This gap in their relationship is the root of their issues.


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cindyb

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I believe Aaron loves Rachel. I think he believes he has a wife more beautiful and smarter than he ever expected to find. I think Rachel needed someone to care for her. Until she is able to let go of some of her survivor’s guilt I don’t think she can love Aaron. Perhaps in the future as they raise their child together she will be able to truly love her husband.


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susanr

Join Date: 04/14/11

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

Aaron definitely loves Rachel. Due to the way that her mother treated her and what she went through in the war, I don't think that Rachel even understands what love is. My feeling at the end of the book is that she would grow to love him.


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swchis39

Join Date: 09/26/12

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

Aaron did love Rachel. As said earlier she was beautiful and and interesting and he was proud to have her as his wife. He chose her not someone his mother picked out for him. It is difficult if Rachel loved Aaron or was capsble of trusting and loving anyone.


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djcminor

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I do believe that Aaron loves Rachel and that Rachel returns that love. Rachel has to cope with her past during the war and once she can come to terms with that--not only the war itself, but her relationship with her mother, Aaron and Rachel will have a happier marriage.


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beckys

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RE: Do you believe Aaron loves Rachel&#...

I believe that Aaron loves Rachel, but it is difficult to care for and love someone who has been so emotionally damaged. And it is unclear if Rachel could have a normal relationship after so much trauma in her life. Maybe with some therapy, she can heal and learn to love Aaron like he loves her. Love shows itself in many ways, but supporting someone through a major trauma is definitely a sign of love to me.


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