Saturday, February 6, 2010
Rosemarie - Connector
The first spot I found that I was able to connect to another book was on page four. Elie Wiesel was describing his family and he said, "There were four of us children. Hilda, the eldest; then Bea; I was the third and the only son; Tzipora was the youngest." This part reminded me of a book I read a long time ago, in like fourth or fifth grade.... It was called "Bridge to Terabithia". They made a movie about it, so you guys probably know what I am talking about. Well, in that book, Jess Aarons was in pretty much the same situation. He was the only boy and he had four sisters. I remember Jess had some problems being the only boy, and I was wondering if in the future of the book, we might see Elie having some problems as well. Being as this book is about him surviving the Holocaust, I think we will see how the family gets split up later on when they enter some of the concentration camps, because I remember learning about the Holocaust, and I am pretty sure some of the women and children got separated from the men, based on how well they would be able to work at the camps.
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I remember reading that book "Bridge to Terabithia" and how Jess was the only boy in his family, since he had four other sisters. My friend is also the only boy in the family, with three sisters. He says that he wishes he wasn't the only boy in his family because he gets pulled into doing girly things with his sisters, like taking his sisters shopping.
ReplyDeleteYou are right- during the Holocaust, the women and children were separated from the men because the men were forced to work, while the women and children were considered too weak to work. I predicted that Eliezer's family would become separated and Eliezer would never see his mother and sisters ever again.
After I continued reading, and I read that they did separate, I did see that they were separated... I think that is the reason Eliezer and his father grew to have such a strong bond throughout the rest of the book.
ReplyDeleteI read that book too! Did you guys know that Wiesel dedicated the book to his younger sister and parents who died in the war? It's on the page before the preface. Anyway, Rosemarie, you said "I remember learning about the Holocaust, and I am pretty sure some of the women and children got separated from the men, based on how well they would be able to work at the camps." So... would you like me to do some research on that? :) I think I will post about it.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I did see that it was dedicated to them. It was so sweet. I almost started crying... ALMOST. Haha. Anyway, yes Gabby, that would be a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteI remember the book, but I never read it. But I do remember watching the movie and I see why you connected that to the book.
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