A Dutch collaborator with the Gestapo who helps expose several resistance organizations, including Corrie’s. During her time in the concentration camps, Corrie often feels uncontrollable anger when thinking about Vogel, but when she admits this to Betsie, her sister says that she pities his moral suffering and regularly prays for him. The sisters’ different reactions highlight Betsie’s extraordinary ability to forgive people who have harmed her, and informs the message of forgiveness and reconciliation that Corrie preaches after the war’s end.
Jan Vogel Quotes in The Hiding Place
The The Hiding Place quotes below are all either spoken by Jan Vogel or refer to Jan Vogel. 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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“Betsie, don’t you feel anything about Jan Vogel? Doesn’t it bother you?”
“Oh yes, Corrie! Terribly! I’ve felt for him ever since I knew—and pray for him whenever his name comes into my mind. How dreadfully he must be suffering!”
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Jan Vogel Quotes in The Hiding Place
The The Hiding Place quotes below are all either spoken by Jan Vogel or refer to Jan Vogel. 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:
).
Vught
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“Betsie, don’t you feel anything about Jan Vogel? Doesn’t it bother you?”
“Oh yes, Corrie! Terribly! I’ve felt for him ever since I knew—and pray for him whenever his name comes into my mind. How dreadfully he must be suffering!”
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