The cattle car with eighty people was a very full and tight space. The Jews traveled for two days before the train stopped, then were informed they were under the control of the German army. During this stop the army men asked for all gold, silver, and watches. The trip continued. The cattle car had a sick woman who was with her son. The woman continued to scream about fire and flames. People on the train hit her and tied her down and gagged her. Many times during the trip she screamed about fire and flames.
The trained stopped next in Auschwitz. Here the Jews were given water. They were told that they were going to a labor camp which had good conditions. The train began to move again until arriving at the work camp- Birkenau. The lady began to scream fire again. This time everyone could see flames and smell burning flesh. They were all ordered off the train.
The people in the cattle car were not sure where they were going. They continued to think that the work camp had good conditions until they arrived. Once they arrived they saw the flames and smelt burning skin that must have been an awful shock. The lady they all thought was crazy was seeing what was to come.
The trained stopped next in Auschwitz. Here the Jews were given water. They were told that they were going to a labor camp which had good conditions. The train began to move again until arriving at the work camp- Birkenau. The lady began to scream fire again. This time everyone could see flames and smell burning flesh. They were all ordered off the train.
The people in the cattle car were not sure where they were going. They continued to think that the work camp had good conditions until they arrived. Once they arrived they saw the flames and smelt burning skin that must have been an awful shock. The lady they all thought was crazy was seeing what was to come.
2 comments:
You had a good, long post. Your picture is nice and is relevant to the chapter. The only thing I didn't like is that you never said the woman's name.
Yes, I have to agree with what Tim said. But, other than that it is a great post. I liked how you also saw that what she was screaming about actually ended up being the reality of it all.
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