The Holocaust that took place in 1941 had many tragic events. In Yehuda Nir’s book “The Lost Childhood” which is based on a true story of his survival through the holocaust and the horrifying actions of the Germans. Nir who was a young child when the Holocaust took place leaves us with remarkable story that is simply to good to put down. His book was well written and a very memorable story with historical events which led me to form my own opinion and thoughts.
Yahuda Nir’s autobiography is a well written book which I found worth while reading because it’s a true story about a horrifying event that occurred in WW2. The book kept me in suspense and wondering what could happen next. When Nir changes his identity and goes against his beliefs to become one of his enemies, brought some suspense that is needed in a book in order for a reader to continue reading it. At this point the story begins to inspire me because his actions for survival are one that many people in that time gave up on. And his courage brought inspiration that if you don’t give up hope, anything could happen. Along the way I found his life story one that should be read by many people because not only is it memorable book but it is also a boo
The actual writing skill of the autobiography was very unique but yet simple. Throughout the book his writing was understandable and quiet easy to read. He uses short but also very descriptive paragraphs. For example he says,” I was fascinated by the array of boys that paraded through our house. They seemed to reflect either Lala’s inability to make up her mind or her voracious appetite....”.(Pg.12, Nir) Here we see Nir’s short but also very descriptive characteristics of his sister. Nir’s vocabulary is very clearly understood when reading further into the sentence and it is these kinds of skills that keep me interested in continuing the book because the language is one that I understand and comprehend. Now Nir’s uniqueness is shown is his writing and how he describes the tragedies that occur around him with such calmness and not much anger. This book overall is not a very difficult to read but it comes with great detail of what is going around the main character, who overall really surprises us with his courage.
This book had a definite impact on how I think because I never believed that people could go through such extremes just to gain survival. In today’s society we don’t realize how great our laws, regulations and international peace committees really are. But this book
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