Just to be clear, I'm not blaming Rudiger. I'm just saying it hurt to see nonetheless.
No one usually choses to be poor, or be in bad living conditions. So it was really upsetting.
Ikr .. he came out of nowhere and point out all her fault without even try to see what she have to do to survive !
oo this makes sense, i didn't think of it like that
Yeah like i understand now that she left luca without firewood or food bcs they didn't have any..
It's hard enough being a single mom in today's society, but to be one in the middle ages would've sucked extra ass. Surviving by yourself is already difficult. From chopping fire wood, winter prep, food storage, ice storage, theft, harassment...let alone care for someone else's child.
Imo, even if Judith did the bare minimum to keep Lucas alive, that's already doing enough in that era. At his age, he would've already started apprenticeship. She could've just as easily sent him off to fend for himself, but she didn't. I know it came from a place of ignorance when Rudiger reprimanded her, but it's not just the fact that he only saw Luca's living conditions and made that judgement...it really stung regardless to hear a privilege richman say such bullshit, as a reader who empathized on multiple layers, just how hard her life has been.