"You are in a concentration camp. In Auschwitz..."
You are in Aushwitz? I replay this in my mind as I read. This young boy and father are going to one of the worst camps that existed. As I read this book, I start to feel the emotion of desperation and helplessness.
There is a difference in reading a holocaust story because of the terrifying endings that we can expect. I have to admit that I had a hard time putting this book down to blog. I read it from this page until the end.
However I noted sticky notes as I found some of Elie's descriptive phrases I liked.
"Comrades, you are now in a concentraton camp Auschwitz. Ahead of you lies a long road paved with suffering. Don't lose hope...." This was said by the SS officer in charge. I couldn't believe that there were people that had human feelings during this time.
It wouldn't last long unitl what I've seen in the movies and read in history books turned into reality.
It is horrible, and yet we can't put these books down. Do you think this could ever happen again? Or is it already happening?
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