“There was a woman among us, a certain Mrs. Schachter. She was in her fifties and her ten year old son was with her crouched in the corner.” Night pg. 24
When I read this, I felt bad because she is in her fifties and she lost her husband and her two old kids. And to only have one of her kids with her made me feel even worse for her also they haven't ate in weeks. Also she kept saying "Fire! I see fire! I see fire!" but there was nothing until the got to the camp they saw the smoke in the air. But what was really happening is dead bodies where getting burned. I could never imagine what I would do if I was but in her spot. As I read more into the book this is what most stood up to me the most. I don't really know why it stood up to me the most, but is probably the one thing I am going to remember about this book.
A connection I have to this is that we went to the Holocaust museum and we say a train cart and it was a real one and when I went in there and saw the corner of the train made me think of the lady in her fifties. It made feel even worse for her. I just couldn't talk after I saw that and made me think about it and I just didn't even want to think about it. The longer I stayed in the train the more it made me think about the lady and how bad I felt for her.
I really admire the way you put yourself in the woman's place in the corner of the train. Your experience at the Holocaust Museum is exactly why these museums must exist. Mankind must never forget genocides like Hitler's.
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I understand what you're saying and I agree with you too. I can also connect to the part when you talk about how you went to the museum. My class last year also went to a Holocaust museum and we saw many pictures and artifacts that were found during the Holocaust. We also met a person who was there during the Holocaust and the man was Jewish. He told us what happened there on badly they treated them and how the killed him. It was horrific. I thought it was pretty interesting and sad at the same time. Just like you I feel bad on what was happening to the Jews. The book you're reading seems very interesting and sad, I think I'm going to read it. One really sad part is that the Jews were starved and that's like one of the worst ways of dying. I really like the connection you made to the museum because I can relate to it. Your post was really good.
ReplyDeleteI like how you found something to connect to the lady and i also agree with everything you said. If i was in the lady position, i wouldn't know what to do either. That was a very important text in the story and probably the most powerful as you said.I remember when i had first read this book, it touched my heart just like it did to you. It just makes us realize how lucky we are that we don't have to go through anything they went through. We have something to eat, a roof over us and such and such.Unfortunately, i haven't gone to a Holocaust museum but i know once i do i know i will realize in person how all the victims felt. Especially the women you're taking about. Overall,Very good post and connections.
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