As they prepare for transportation yet again, Laura has trouble with the handkerchief because she is now partially paralyzed from the accident and an SS guard twists Laura's arm cruelly behind her back. In 'A Handkerchief,' Elli notes that her mother has one possession - a handkerchief with her initials embroidered on the corner - and that she keeps it wrapped around her foot inside her shoe. The women are often forced to strip for showers and examinations and their shoes are the only possessions they retain. Pages 143 through 182 Summary and Analysis
