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Dr. Hauptmann
An intelligent, shy student at the National Institute, who befriends Werner Pfennig. Frederick is an avid scholar of birds, and idolizes Audubon, the great American naturalist. When he begins to fall behind in his studies and athletic performances, Frederick is increasingly bullied by the students and teachers, and Werner begins to distance himself him Frederick. Eventually, Frederick is beaten by the other students—so savagely that he loses his long-term memory, and spends the rest of his life as an invalid—something that inspires tremendous guilt in Werner.
Frederick Quotes in All the Light We Cannot See
The All the Light We Cannot See quotes below are all either spoken by Frederick or refer to Frederick. 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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5. January Recess
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“Your problem, Werner,” says Frederick, “is that you still believe you own your life.”
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5. Prisoner
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Bastian steps forward. His face flares scarlet in the cold. “Give him another.”
Again Frederick sloshes it onto the ice at his feet. He says in a small voice, “He is already finished, sir.”
The upperclassman hands over a third pail. “Throw it,” commands Bastian. The night steams, the stars burn, the prisoner sways, the boys watch, the commandant tilts his head. Frederick pours the water onto the ground. “I will not.”
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Frederick Quotes in All the Light We Cannot See
The All the Light We Cannot See quotes below are all either spoken by Frederick or refer to Frederick. 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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5. January Recess
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“Your problem, Werner,” says Frederick, “is that you still believe you own your life.”
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5. Prisoner
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Bastian steps forward. His face flares scarlet in the cold. “Give him another.”
Again Frederick sloshes it onto the ice at his feet. He says in a small voice, “He is already finished, sir.”
The upperclassman hands over a third pail. “Throw it,” commands Bastian. The night steams, the stars burn, the prisoner sways, the boys watch, the commandant tilts his head. Frederick pours the water onto the ground. “I will not.”
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