![]() In that scene, the dice and all that it symbolizes has become subliminally buried within his psyche and can only serve as a dim flashpoint for his anxiety attack. This is perhaps why Anton fixates on a lighter with a dice pattern during a panic attack that he later suffers as a man in his 30s. He also rediscovers the dice in his pocket as he leaves Nazi custody in the company of his uncle-and the dice also symbolizes the utter and complete loss of Anton’s former life. ![]() The dice demonstrates the abruptness of the assault and the totality of its rapid destruction: one moment Anton is peacefully playing a board game with his family, and the next they are being executed. The almost instinctual act of preserving the dice is filled with poignancy, as he will never again return to the board game: his life is in the process of being irrevocably ripped from him. In the midst of the commotion following the assault, Anton puts the dice in his pocket. A Nazi collaborator, infamous for his cruelty, is assassinated as he rides home on his bicycle. The dice then moves through the story as a motif. The Assault Harry Mulisch, Claire Nicolas White (Translator) 3.73 15,357 ratings794 reviews It is the winter of 1945, the last dark days of World War II in occupied Holland. ![]() ![]() At the moment of the assault, Anton holds a dice in his hand, which he is about to throw in the process of playing a board game with his family. ![]()
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