The Displaced Person Warfare Quotes

Mr. Shortley is talking about Mr. Guizac's glasses. He's using his experiences in World War I as authority for his views on Mr. Guizac. In the same way his wife uses newsreel footage to create an imaginary Europe, Mr. Guizac uses his experiences in Europe in the war to imagine that all Europeans want to kill him.

The bitter irony here is that the Shortleys were afraid that Mr. Guizac would murder them because all Europeans are murderers. Sadly, the murderers were right there at home all along.