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"But with the war dragging on and the newspaper headlines turning grim, I've seen the way some of the men have began looking at Mama. I hear them whisper Nemka, behind her back". This reminded me of the world we live in now. Most people go and gossip behind people's back, call them names, make fun of them, etc. this book takes place in 1915. They probably didn't gossip much or call people a Nemka a lot back then. I remember my grandma telling me that when she was a kind if they didn't like someone they would either tell them or not talk to them. 

This also reminds my of the saying we learned back in kindergarten. If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all. We have all heard this at least once in our lives hopefully more. It seem like no one listens or remembers that much anymore.