We as the readers are aware Annemarie's changes because the author narrates the novel in third person limited omniscient viewpoint in order to reveal Annemarie's thoughts and feelings. In the beginning of the novel, Annemarie is seen as an innocent child. For example, "Annemarie admitted to herself, snuggling there in the quiet dark, that she was glad to be an ordinary person who would never be called upon for courage" (Lowry, 4.60). This is significant because, Annemarie knows that the German soldiers are patrolling the city, and she is aware of the changes that her family has to adapt to due to the serious conditions during that time period. In the beginning of the book, we see Annemarie Johansen as an innocent girl who is not aware of the problems that are happening in Copenhagen, Denmark and is seen as an innocent child, playing with her friend Ellen Rosen in the beginning of the book. But throughout the novel, Annemarie begins to lose her innocence and learns the meaning of bravery when she realizes that her friend, Ellen's life is in danger. She tries to help rescue Ellen and her family from the war that broke out against the Jewish ethnic community. In the book it states, "It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything. And so your mama does not know everything. Neither do I. We only know what we need to do" (Lowry, 4.60). Annemarie thinks that people must not feel fear the way she does. However, after her involvement in rescuing Ellen and her family, Annemarie learns that everyone feels fear, but being brave does not mean ignoring your fears, it just means accepting them and trying to fight through them. Annemarie learns many strategies for being brave over the course of the novel. Therefore, the character of Annemarie changed throughout the course of the novel, beginning with an innocent character and then start learning the meaning bravery and slowly losing her innocence.