Talk:Greis/@comment-26394749-20170119042616

Perhaps (if the guards did allow him in their ranks and he wasn't a spectre) his chalky white skin was seen as pure white (perfect Aryan) rather than albinism. It would be easy to tell if he were a true albino or not. I have three albino aunts (yes, I DID get lucky in the genetics department) and even the single one without the red eyes and white hair has different skin than just really pale. Her skin is almost translucent. You can see her veins, there is so little pigment. The other two have the easily observable red eyes (actually NOT red, but always seen as such) and white hair.

I like the theory of him as an angel, though. It gives something hopeful to this creepy Holocaust tale, and the stories about this tragedy could always use hope.