Song of an Innocent Bystander - Analytical essay<Tab/> <Tab/>'I am a bad person' is Freda's view of herself justified? 'From the mouths of babes comes the truth.' From the time these words are spoken Freda is O'Grady's favourite hostage, and through this she sees a chance to secure her own safety by staying on his good side. When the siege is over however Freda …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…way she is portrayed throughout Theo's napkins. Theo's accusatory words and negative perceptions of Freda survive as testimony after the siege. If Freda had had counseling or been able to give her account of what happened in the siege it would have been unlikely that Theo's view of her could have been so powerful in shaping her view of herself. Freda is not a bad person but she has been made to feel like one.