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This was an intersting fifty pages. Trudi turns four and her aunt Helene and cousin Robert come to visit from America. Trudi sits Robert down and they both look into the mirror. She notices the Montag chins and foreheads and the silver-blonde hair. She also notices Robert's high stature. She believes that one day she will grow to be his size and continues to want to follow in his path. Because she idolizes Robert, she wants to take up the piano so that she can be like him. All the while Robert was thoughtful and accommodating. He followed her wherever she went. Trudi had never had a real friend before. She was upset when they had to go back to America because she no longer had anyone to talk to besides her father. That was until she took notice of her neighbor Georg. Georg Weiler was the boy next door. He was forced to wear girl's clothing and his hair long because his mother had wanted a girl. For this, he was never part of a group and the children never wanted to play with him. From that day on, they always played together; the two children that had never fit in.
That year also brought thick rain which brought upon Georg's father's death. He had drowned and nobody had even heard a splash. Though Trudi had realized her mother would come back, Georg still believed his father would return back to him. Later in life Georg would become a liar, but he would never lie to Trudi.
This part of the book also brought changes for Georg. He insisted that Trudi cut his hair short. She did it with hesitation. This angered Georg's mother, but Leo Montag said that it was about time that he had cut his hair like a man. Georg's mother couldn't argue, and from that day on, Trudi and Georg's relationship would never be the same. Georg would be able to fit in, but Trudi would still be a dwarf.
This year was also Trudi's first year of school. The girls would never let her join in their games, and this infuriated Trudi. She would fight tears and would think of ways to take revenge. She called them bad names in her mind, and she felt ashamed of herself. Leo felt sorry for his daughter and bought her a new puppy. This puppy would become one of Trudi's best friends. She named him Seehund, meaning seal. This puppy also helped her to befriend a girl named Eva. Eva never wanted to be seen walking with Trudi and Seehund, so they stayed close to Trudi's home. Trudi thought that things would change at school with her new friend, but Eva continued to ignore her. Trudi felt hurt and betrayed.

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