6/7/2023 0 Comments Fatelessness by Imre Kertész![]() But, despite her departure from religion, Protestant values are still very well planted in her psyche. This incident might have laid the foundation for her later atheism, which was also fueled by the Communist system. Instead, she ended up spending an afternoon kneeling on dried corn in the corner. How dare she ask such a question? The little girl who later became my mother was inquisitive and wanted to “see” God. At the age of six, she asked the religion teacher to show her God. My mother was brought up as a Protestant in Hungary. It is only forty-one degrees Fahrenheit and I feel cold already. ![]() ![]() Now, after decades, I am here with my eighty-five-year-old mother. I have been to Krakow three times in my life, but we always avoided visiting Auschwitz. The minute I put my feet on the road, I feel vulnerable. ![]()
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