How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I am an American by birth, a Nazi by reputation, and a nationless person by inclination. (1.2)
That pretty much sums it up. Every land is no-man's land to Campbell, since he's voluntarily a rogue citizen. He doesn't feel loyal to any nation. We guess working for the Nazis might do that to a person.
Quote #2
I was sitting alone on a park bench in the sunshine that day, thinking of a fourth play that was beginning to write itself in my mind. It gave itself a title, which was 'Das Reich der Zwei'—'Nation of Two.'
It was going to be about the love my wife and I had for each other. It was going to show how a pair of lovers in a world gone mad could survive by being loyal only to a nation composed of themselves—a nation of two. (9.5-6)
Campbell doesn't really care what country a person's birth certificate comes from; what matters to him is who you love. He loves Helga and just wants to live all day in their bed. Population of bed: 2. If patriotism were a religion (and to some people, like Hitler, it pretty much is), then this would be blasphemy. It's WWII, and WWII was a total war. Total war isn't about your happiness—it's about your sacrifice. We can see the appeal in Campbell's fantasy to stay in bed.
Quote #3
We were a very popular couple, gay and patriotic. People used to tell us that we cheered them up, made them want to go on. And Helga didn't go through the war simply looking decorative, either. She entertained the troops, often within the sound of enemy guns.
Enemy guns? Somebody's guns, anyway. (10.5-6)
Did you catch that? The moment when Campbell called Allied gunfire enemy gunfire? It's hard to keep your loyalties straight when you're doing covert ops. It's even harder when you think nations and borders are stupid—which Campbell does.