I was astonished on how the book ended. When I read the preface it said his dad dies but I thought he was going to be shot. I didn't think Elie dad was going to die in such a slow and painful way. My overall reaction about the book is amazed, experienced because of how Elie described things in the book. You get amazed about how mean they were. Nazi using their powers in a cruel way. You also get an experience of how it was during the Holocaust, Elie wrote about everything he saw every thing that happen to him. It is such an experience reading this book.
I have learned a lot about reading this book it gives me such a deeper experience about the Holocaust because it a true story written by a holocaust survivor. Beside about the Holocaust I learned that you should appreciate on what you have because during the holocaust teens are age did not have a things that we had like hangout with friends ex. I have learned how to express my feelings about the book when I made a blog. write about everything about what I think. A Holocaust project is important for teenagers to be part of because they can earn to not be bystander. They can learn to an up stander and to speak up on thing that they see is not right.
I agree, when I was reading the preface I thought he was carried away by the Nazi's and that's how he died! I had no idea he had to die in such an agonizing way. The way Elie wrote the book was also amazing, he wrote it, as you said, in a way that makes you feel like you are actually there. I felt great empathy while they were on the death marches and during the hangings. I also agree with you saying that teenagers should appreciate all that they have now and not take anything that they have for granted. I really liked this book, although the ending surprised me, I was still entranced in the book enough to read it all in one sitting. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you. Elie is a great author. I think that he did such a great job because the events he wrote about were so important to him. His descriptions created a very vivid image. They made me think about how horrible the whole experience was for him. I know for myself that the worst events are the ones I tend to remember. Elie's descriptions showed that the things he saw still haunt him to this day. The amount of detail hat he is able to share with the reader reflects that. I loved this book. was very excited to learn that Elie wrote two more books "Dawn" and "Day" about the Holocaust/Holocaust survivors. I can't wait to read them over the summer.
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