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Sandra is the daughter of Anton and Saskia. When she is 16 years old, she tells Anton that she wants to see the site of her grandparents’ (Mr. Steenwijk and Mrs. Steenwijk) and uncle’s (Anton’s brother, Peter) death, and Anton takes her to Haarlem. She suggests visiting Truus Coster’s grave. Saskia is involved in politics, and she is proud when she runs into Anton at the peace march in Amsterdam at the end of the novel. At that time, she is engaged and pregnant.
Sandra Quotes in The Assault
The The Assault quotes below are all either spoken by Sandra or refer to Sandra. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Last Episode: 1981, Chapter 1 Quotes
“Everyone did what he did, and not anything else.”
And at that instant he knew for certain that Truus Coster had told him the same thing, word for word, or almost. Then all of a sudden, almost thirty-five years later, he heard her voice, faint and distant; “…he thinks that I don’t love him…” Frozen, he listened, but all grew silent once more: nothing followed. Tears came to his eyes. Everything was still there, not a thing had disappeared.
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When Anton’s daughter Sandra is 16 years old, she asks Anton to show her the place where his mother, father, and brother had died. As Anton and Sandra sit at lunch after visiting the site of his old house, he tells Sandra about Truus Coster, the woman he met in the cell that night who he later found out was the person who shot Chief Inspector Ploeg, indirectly resulting in the deaths of Anton’s family members. Sandra asks her father why he does not hate Truus, and in response he says, “Everyone did what he did, and not anything else.” Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis
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Sandra Character Timeline in The Assault
The timeline below shows where the character Sandra appears in The Assault. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Fourth Episode: 1966, Chapter 2
In June of 1966, Saskia, Anton, and their four-year-old daughter Sandra attend the funeral of one of Saskia’s father’s friends from the resistance. They arrive to...
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Fourth Episode: 1966, Chapter 3
...Cor begins to weep, too. He says the woman’s name was Truus Coster. Suddenly, Saskia, Sandra, and Mrs. De Graaff (Anton’s mother-in-law) come up to them. Mrs. De Graaff tells them...
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Fourth Episode: 1966, Chapter 4
Saskia and Anton drive to a restaurant for lunch with the De Graaffs. Sandra is in the other car with her grandparents. Saskia gently asks him about the encounter,...
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After lunch, Anton, Saskia, and Sandra go to the beach. Anton swims far out by itself to where the water is...
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Back at home, Anton dozes on the sofa as Saskia and Sandra sleep together on the bed. He wakes and thinks of Cor Takes and his visit...
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Last Episode: 1981, Chapter 1
...a farm. Saskia, who remarried a man with a child from a previous marriage, and Sandra also use the weekend home and the Tuscany home. Anton, Liesbeth, Saskia, and Saskia’s second...
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When Sandra is 16, she tells her father that she wants to see the place where her...
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Anton and Sandra sit at a restaurant later, and Anton tells her about Truus Coster. Sandra asks why...
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Last Episode: 1981, Chapter 2
...been possible years ago. Peter meets up with a school friend. Anton, subsequently, runs into Sandra and her boyfriend Bastiaan. Sandra is pregnant, and Anton warns Bastiaan to be safe. They...
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