Chapter 5 marks the end to the struggle to escape Germany. The Blumenthals fall into the grasp of the Nazis and are sent to the camp described in the beginning of the book. This was the mark for a loss of hope and the seemingly inevitable fate of the family. Readers have now followed the full path leading to the tragic opening. At this point readers can only hope for an escape from the camp and the emancipation of the family. Unfortunately, this book is not a fairy tale, and even if they do escape there is so much that can go wrong.
Chapter 6 was a time of immense fear and uncertainty. The family did not know what awaited them, and the unknown is something that everyone fears. Disease killed off people on the train at an intense rate. People were dieing all around them. Typhus was the new fear amongst the prisoners. But after six and a half years the prisoners were liberated by the Russians. Freedom had come at last.
It is so difficult to comprehend the anguish of being treated like livestock. Herded into trains and camps as if you were an animal. The torture that these people faced is outrageous. This is such a heart breaking story to read knowing that it is true. By the end of the sixth chapter liberation has come, but everything does not magically get forgotten by this people. The memories of this pain and mistreatment will weigh them down and burden them for the rest of their lives.
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