The factory workers, in a sense, had a better view. From their rooms they were a floor higher but through the windows, they were able to have a look at the factory ground floor and see everything that was going on.
A lot of them, although they felt a strong sense when they heard Gary’s words, it was hard for them to believe a stranger could do such a thing. What did one even mean when they said that they would get them out of this place safely and create a new life for them all.
Even if there was a person that could do all of that, why would they do that for them? All their lives they had been less fortunate, just for having been born in a city like this. They had long accepted their fate, yet now for some reason they were looking at someone who was fighting for them.