After finishing the novel I was mad because it didn’t give us anything how her life was after the War ended. It just told us, they were in New York and they saw the Statue of Liberty. I wanted to see how she was living in America because at first she didn’t want to go to America but she ended up going after. I was also confused about that part, she had a hard life as a kid in Somorja, Hungary but she wanted to stay. Why? Most survivors would never go back to where they came from. Her brother was almost killed by the Americans, wouldn’t that scar her for life? Even seeing the other dead bodies. I would want to leave right away. A major theme is human nature. Since Elli and her mom were together the whole time, it brought them closer together. Before they were in the ghetto or camp, Elli’s mom wasn’t very protective and she never held Elli close to her. After the war and when things went back to normal, her mom was talking to her a lot more and interacted in her daughter’s life more. I think after the war if some family is still there it brings them closer because they realize, they could have been gone and would never be together anymore. That’s the biggest way human nature occurs because it makes people open their eyes up and see what is really happening or what just happened.
The book gives a great message. It’s explaining to us how hard it was for a lot of Jewish families. Some people don’t realize how bad it was. This book in particular gives a message as you should always keep your family close because you never know when things are going to change and you can’t be with them anymore. From this blogging project, it made more sense of how to connect things with things outside of the things you’re working on. It also is an easier way to share your ideas with other people outside of your classroom. And it is important for teenagers the most because we are the next generation and to know the past is a good thing so we don’t make a mistake like that again. Reading novels like this gives us teenagers a better idea of an individual person that had a hard life during those times. It’s good to compare how the kids our age had a life and how we do now. Thanks to the contributors of taking your time to read my blogs and to comment your thoughts back on my connections!
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