Four Perfect Pebbles Chapter 2

I was very interested in the transition between chapter 1 and chapter 2. I liked how chapter one revealed where they were, and Chapter 2 backtracked to explain how they got there. Chapter 2 builds the story of the family. Her traveling to find work, and how she settled in Hoya, paints a picture of a simpler time before the Nazi invasion. The authors somewhat ease the tension of the story with this approach, allowing readers to hear about less tragic events. The details of the town and the style of the houses are given with good description. I see this chapter as a time when the "four pebbles" were together and settled. At the same time it is an uneasy calm as they learn about the growing strength of the Nazi party. It is impossible to imagine how it would feel hearing such news as a Jew in Germany. The fear of such a storm building up, fearing when it will reach you. The fact that the accounts are true make the story all the more frightening. It would be comforting to believe that Hitler was a fictitious character and the Holocaust was just part of a terrible imagination. Unfortunately such evil people exist in real life and were not just invented for entertainment. Memoirs such as this book have the most frightening antagonists.