Who is Mr. and Mrs. Aarts from The Assault and what is their importance? The_Assault English & Literature Mr. and Mrs. Aarts | The Assault

Mr. and Mrs Aarts are a retired couple who live in the Bide-a-Wee house on the quay. No one likes the Aarts much because they are reclusive, rarely speaking with any of the neighbors. However, Anton learns more than thirty years later the reason for this was that the Aarts were hiding a family of Jews in their home. The only one aware of this fact was Mr. Korteweg.