On Page 31, Vladek says that he left Anja and their new baby to go to Bielsko to run his new factory and find an apartment for them to live in. How does Anja respond?

Anja becomes sick and depressed. Vladek receives a phone call entreating him to come home, after which Anja tells him that although she knows she should be happy, she no longer wants to live. Anja has had a breakdown...... most likely a form of post-partum depression.