Why did Sophie choose her son?

Answer: The most popular theory for why Sophie chose to save her son over her daughter is that she may have thought that her son would have a better chance of surviving the concentration camp than her daughter would have had. He was older and boys were considered to be stronger and more resilient than girls.
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What happens to the son in Sophie's choice?

Upon arriving back in Brooklyn, Stingo is devastated to discover that Sophie and Nathan have committed suicide by ingesting sodium cyanide.
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Who does Sophie have to choose between?

When Sophie first arrived at Auschwitz, she was told that one of her children would be killed immediately, and she had to choose which one. Sophie chose Eva and had been haunted by this action ever since. After Sophie told Stingo about her terrible choice, she and Stingo had sex.
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Is Sophie's choice based on a true story?

Styron later wrote "Sophie's Choice," a novel about a fictional Polish Catholic, Sophie Zawistowska, who struggles to survive the aftermath of her internment in Auschwitz. "Sophie's Choice" was made into a successful movie, starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline.
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Where is Sophie's son in Sophie's choice?

Upon arrival, the Germans decide who will live and who will die. Jan, Sophie's son, is sent to the children's camp, and her daughter, Eva, is sent to her death in Crematorium Two. Sophie later learns of an epidemic in the children's camp, and becomes concerned for her son's well-being.
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Does Sophie's son survive?

She loses her daughter when she is forced to choose between saving her son or her daughter from immediate death in the gas chambers. She decides to save her son and her eight-year-old daughter Eva is immediately killed. Her son Jan is allowed to continue living in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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How old was Meryl Streep when she did Sophie's choice?

As the great American actor turns 70, we tasked one Sophie – BFI contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman – with an impossible choice: picking out Meryl Streep's 10 greatest screen performances.
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Is Sophies choice banned?

Sophie's Choice is about a Holocaust survivor caught between an abusive lover and a writer who is determined to uncover her painful past. Through the narrative one can see how the experience of the Holocaust manifests in scars both physical and emotional. The book was banned in South Africa in 1979 for no given reason.
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Is Sophies choice on Netflix?

Rent Sophie's Choice (1982) on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD Netflix.
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Why do people say Sophie's choice?

Sophie's choice refers to an extremely difficult decision a person has to make. It describes a situation where no outcome is preferable over the other. This can be either because both outcomes are equally desirable or both are equally undesirable.
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Why did Sophie go back to Nathan?

She returns to Nathan after confessing to Stingo that she had to choose which of her children was to die at Auschwitz and which was to live. This confession led her back to a state of hopeless and despair from which she could not recover.
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Who does Sophie Foster end up with?

Sophie Foster as an adult elf, married to the one and only- Keefe Sencen.
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What is Sophie's choice scene?

Anyone who's seen Sophie's Choice knows the scene. A frightened Polish mother stands in line for the German concentration camps, holding her young daughter while her young son huddles closely against her.
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How did Sophies Choice end?

To avoid having both children killed, she chose Jan to be sent to the children's camp and Eva to be murdered in the gas chamber. Sophie and Stingo have sex, but while Stingo is sleeping, Sophie returns to Nathan. Sophie and Nathan commit suicide by taking cyanide.
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Where was Sophie's Choice filmed?

Most of the film has been shot in Brooklyn and in a Manhattan studio doubling for the boarding house of Mr. Styron's story. The last scenes to be filmed, in Yugoslavia, will be flashbacks, one of Sophie's girlhood and another of her Auschwitz experience.
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Is Sophie's Choice on Hulu?

Watch Sophie's Choice Streaming Online | Hulu (Free Trial)
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Why did Sophie go to Auschwitz?

In April 1943, Sophie was arrested and taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau. She was arrested because she was caught smuggling meat for her sick mother. Sophie explained that Auschwitz and Birkenau were separate locations with separate purposes.
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Why was the book Slaughterhouse Five banned?

The book was banned in Levittown, New York in 1975, North Jackson, Ohio, in 1979, and Lakeland, Florida, in 1982 for its “explicit sexual scenes, violence, and obscene language.” Slaughterhouse-Five was challenged as recently as 2007 in a school district in Howell, Michigan because the book contained “strong sexual ...
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Why did Meryl Streep not do the second Mamma Mia?

The studio couldn't have wanted it more, given how much money the original made. But immediately, there was just a struggle. Not every story needs another chapter. So they couldn't really find a proper version that actually made dramatic sense."
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Who is Sophie's dad in Mamma Mia?

The entire plot of the first Mamma Mia! film is that no one has any idea who Sophie's dad is, and the second film follows Young Donna as she (offscreen) has sex all three possibilities. Well, I'm pleased to say, I figured out who the real dad actually is: Bill (Stellan Skarsgård).
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Who does Biana vacker marry?

Biana Song (Sequel to Sophie Sencen) | complete

Biana Vacker as an adult elf, married to the one and only- Tam Song.
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What is Keefe's new ability?

After waking up from his coma it was mentioned that not only was Keefe able to perfectly mimic Fitz's voice, but also having the ability to understand and respond in Ogrish, making it clear that he has manifested as a Polyglot.
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What book does Keefe confess to Sophie?

The Neverseen are defeated and Sophie is still with Fitz. Soon, Keefe confesses and Sophie realizes about her love for him.
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Is Sophie actually a duchess?

Sophie really is the 18th Duchess of Hanover, and the "William" mentioned by the Countess was her father. The Countess never indicates what her relationship to William was, except that he was clearly someone close to both Sophie and the Countess.
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