The second place I found that I could connect to another book was a few pages long. It started on page 22 and ended on page 27. This particular section of the book was when they were in the trains on their way to the camp. I read a book in sixth grade called "The Final Journey". That book was about a girl and her grandfather's journey on the train towards the concentration camp. Unlike this book, the entire book was about the train ride and I did not get the chance to read about life at the concentration camp, because as soon as they reached their destination, the young girl and her grandfather were considered unqualified to be able to work, so they were put in the gas chambers upon arrival.
One thing I remember so vividly about the book is the terrible conditions on the train. I remembered reading about excruciating heat and terrible illness. Mrs. Schachter was very ill and I remember reading about the people that went crazy in "The Final Journey". The girl's Grandfather had fallen very ill in that book.
One of the things that grossed me out the most was reading about how there were no toilets anywhere on the train, so they were forced to use a corner to relieve themselves. This book reminds me of that because when they are in the synagogue, they were forced to do the same thing, because they were not allowed outside.
That part also reminded me of the book The Final Journey! I also read that book in 6th grade, since I was in the same reading group as you. (: anyways, I also remember how from that book, the girl would describe the harsh conditions on being on that train going to the concentration camp. I remember when she mentioned that since there were no bathrooms on the train, they had to go to the corner to do their business. YUCK! It was depressing to read that in the book Night, people were suffocating and so crowded together that they had to take turns sitting down. That same situation also happened in The Final Journey. It's terrible to think about what these people had to go through on their trip to the concentration camp. :(
ReplyDeleteOh man! I forgot we were in the same group. It was you, me, Brianna, and Angelina right? Haha. But yeah. I know. For some reason that part and the part where they got to camps, and they went into the things that were supposed to be showers, but they were really gas... I think...
ReplyDeleteI feel like an outcast because I never read that book :( LOl. But anyways, Rosemarie, I think you're connection was very good because you used the two books and showed how even in another persons' point of view, it still was very similar. Who knew 4 years later reading The Final Journey would come to good use.
ReplyDeleteEdina i feel that way too, if i read the book i would agree to. This was well written good job Rosmarie.
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