March to Freedom
Angelia Valenzuela
Professor Moharreri
English 81
01 October 2014
March to Freedom
Edith Singer, a survival of the Holocaust shares her story with us in the book "March to Freedom". A young girl trying to survive through a nuclear war. The most fascinating part of the writing is, that it was a real life event, placed back in 1939. We are able to read the book coming from a first person narrative, Edith herself. The text is very clear and gives amazing detail. While, she shares her journey to her audience, you can picture and imagine the tragedy, leaving you heartbroken inside. It almost feels as if, Edith is right in front of you, telling you, the struggles she went ...
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when she will see them again. I could hardly bear the thought, of being separated from my family. "At 3:00 a.m. the Blockaelteste roused us by yelling again, this time to get up and out. It was pitch black and very cold when our first day in Auschwitz began", this was start of her abominable life.
Overall the book is very interesting and makes you want to keep reading. Every chapter informs you with details, facts, and experiences. "March to Freedom", takes you through Edith's survival of the Holocaust. This memoir describes daily life in the concentration camp: meals, roll call, sleeping, selections, tattoos, sabotage, miracles, and eventually her march to freedom. She was liberated on May 8, 1945, six years of misery and suffering were finally over. Her dream of reconnecting with her mother and sister came true, she mentions "When I first saw my mother, we ran to each other. We hugged and kissed and could not let go". The next day her sister Lilly arrived unexpectedly. ...
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