How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Peter Neilsen was dead. It was a painful fact to recall on this day when there was so much joy in Denmark. But Annemarie forced herself to think of her redheaded almost-brother, and how devastating the day was when they received the news that Peter had been captured and executed by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen. (17.7)
Peter is a hero to so many people (including us readers!), but the Nazis saw him as a dangerous criminal who needed to be destroyed. His public execution serves as a reminder to others like him what their fate might be. But something tells us that anyone even resembling Peter would go right on fighting anyway.