She agreed by way of one of my professors to let me interview her about her experience as a survivor of the London Blitz, and only because the first person I had arranged to speak with had died in her sleep at an assisted-living facility in Banbury.
-- Narrator (Part 1: Chapter 1 paragraph 2)

Importance: Kendra recounts how she happened to get an interview with Isabel MacFarland, who had survived the London Blitz. She is grateful for the opportunity to interview Isabel, as the lady had not ever granted interviews before her request.

But that is precisely why it does bother you. I felt the same way once. People treat you differently when they think you are too young to know what you want.
-- Isabel (Part 1: Chapter 1 paragraph 70)

Importance: Kendra and Isabel quickly recognize they are kindred spirits in that Kendra feels people judge her abilities based on her age, the same way that Isabel felt she was once judged when she was...