Thursday, June 3, 2010
I was impressed by..
I could not believe the knowledge that Bruno has obtained about the Holocaust. Even though no one informed him about what was going on, he picked up clues piece by piece and put it all together. His parents were dumbfounded when they saw at the end of the book he had managed to dig a hole underneath the barbed wire fence and go on the other side with Shmuel. Bruno's inteligence was taken for granted; he may not have been "school smart, but he was definately "street smart".
It's hard to believe...
I know i'm a strong young woman, but surviving the kinds of things I read in the book would be unbearable. As I was reading I could not even imagine what I would have done if I was there at the time of the Holocaust. It's hard to believe this was a real event that went on for years. Even if I was not a Jew, I think just witnessing what was around me would tramatize me.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
This story teaches...
This story taught me to be thankful for what I have and who I am today. I was fortunate enough to be brought up less than a decade later when the Holocaust was occuring. I am happy to be living in a society where we have a choice of what we want, or who we want to be. There are rules and limits and laws, but America is a great country with many opportunities.
Best part of the book
I feel like the best part of the book was when Bruno and Shmuel were united and as sad as it was that Bruno's parents never found him, he was with someone who at least cared about him. He had a friend again; a best friend.
Monday, May 31, 2010
I thought about...
I have heard before that there weren’t kids at Auschwitz, at least not for any length of time, that a kid inside couldn’t spend that amount of time at the fence day after day making friends with someone, that it’s not historically accurate. But I still think it has value because of the way it makes you feel and think about things. And it’s supposed to be a fable (the moral of the story is…), rather than historical fiction, which is different. The way I had to question why I cared more about this kid than the others while reading the book really made me consider my reasons for feeling that way. The point of view is much different than other books I’ve read on the topic. And it’s a great book for discussion.
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