Prompt: Pretend you are the friend of one of the characters. Write him or her a letter.
Prove how reading this can change or impact the reader’s life.
Dear Elie Wiesel,
I miss you so. I have not heard of you since the school day, before you left. Mother had told me you were going to a better place. We were simply children then, but I have read your letters. Your poems. The camps El, they must have been horrible. Your poem Never Shall I Forget tore my heart to pieces. Never once could I imagine you having to go through that. You writing to me has changed my life. I can no longer look at the world we live in the same way because of the truth. The words, the phrases, have broken my heart. The country we once entrusted with our lives betrayed us.
El you had said in your poem, "Never shall I forget these things,/ even if I am condemned to live/ as long as God Himself." I didn't know how to react Elie. The things you have been through are absolutely incomprehensible. I am truly sorry for what you have been through Elie, words can not fix everything, but I hope that they can mend little injuries.
Elie you have taught me to open eyes. I wish simply that you could open your eyes like you opened mine, open them to see what I have seen. You have done great things Elie. It takes a immensely strong person to be able to go through what you went through. At an age like yours El, simply unthinkable. I may seem like I am repeating the same thing over and over, but you must know I say because it is true. My dearest and sincerest apologies for you family.
Sincerely,
Maria
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| The Burning of the Book by Bertolt Brecht |
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| My p.o.v. on books during WWII & the fact they had a large importance. |
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DeleteIs El Jewish and has been sent to a concentration camp? If so, I can't imagine how she has the strength to live anymore. Is she alive anymore? The way you write the letter, it sounds like she's already dead. Especially when you say your sorry for her family. How old was she? I know I'm asking a lot, but El's situation just sounds so interesting I want to know more.
ReplyDeleteI am actually not sure if she is dead or alive due to the reason that I read her poem, or story, out of a Holocaust poetry book. I didn't do much research, but I think I now will. Many of the writers were Holocaust survivors who were sent to concentration camps at a young age.
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ReplyDeleteGreat job with your blog this week, I really enjoyed it! I love how your letter implicitly sort of explained the story so far, instead of explicitly. Your blog was really interesting and I wish I knew more! I was kind of wondering, is this Elie, dead? It kind of sounds like it because you say you are sorry for her family, and she has obviously been through terrible things, but I can't really tell. Though, that's kind of a good thing, because it makes your blog even more interesting and compelling! Most people just write summaries for their blogs, and I love how you went outside of the box, and wrote a letter to a character! So, overall great blog this week and I look forward to reading more of your blogs in the future.
I am actually not sure if she is dead or alive due to the reason that I read her poem, or story, out of a Holocaust poetry book. I didn't do much research, but I think I now will. Many of the writers were Holocaust survivors who were sent to concentration camps at a young age.
DeleteGreat blog this week. I've been noticing that you have been reading a lot of Holocaust poetry. I like how you included the link to the poem so that we can know exactly what you are talking about. I also like how you wrote a letter.
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