Quote 4
MRS. VAN DAAN: It's all right… but be careful with it. My father gave me that the year before he died. He always bought the best that money could buy. (1.2)
Mrs. Van Daan loves that fur coat. We're sure PETA would be after her if they could find her. But does she really love it because it reminds her of her dad or because it's a status symbol?
Quote 5
MRS. VAN DAAN: The news sounds pretty bad, doesn't it? It's so different from what Mr. Kraler tells us. Mr. Kraler says things are improving… I like it better the way Kraler tells it. (1.3)
Margot and Mrs. Van Daan discuss the news Mr. Kraler delivers (which has a positive spin on it) and the harsh reality of what Mr. Dussel describes. Mrs. Van Daan would rather have the fluffier version of reality.
Quote 6
MRS. VAN DAAN: Putti, where's our money? Get our money. I hear you can buy the Green Police off, so much a head. (1.5)
Mrs. Van Daan's attention to the rumor that Jews could buy the Green Police off, or bribe them with money not to arrest them, is a reality many people could not afford.