Odette nodded at my notebook, where I was writing as she spoke. 'Do the people in America really want to read this? People tell me to write these things down, but it's written inside of me. I almost hope for the day when I can forget.
In the book "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families," Odette expresses her doubts about the significance of her experiences being documented. As she observes the narrator writing about her story, she questions whether there is a genuine interest in her narrative among American readers. Her struggle reflects a deeper conflict between preserving painful memories and the desire to escape them.
Odette's words highlight...