Soon Elli, her family and all Jews of their town are forced to turn over all their valuable possessions. Elli notes the sadness in his eyes as he looks at the emblem and it seems that he already knows that those of Elli's fate will be facing hardships in the days to come. When Elli attends a final school function - the school having been closed due to the impending war - she encounters a classmate who notes the star on her coat. Forced to wear the bright yellow star on their clothing at all times, Elli simply refused at first to go out, though Bubi wears the star like a badge of honor. Elli and her family, Jews, are soon targeted. The river also serves as a place for watering herds of animals, such as sheep.Įlli lives with her parents at a time when Germans are threatening people of every ethnicity other than the Aryan race.
Her friend Bonnie and she sometimes go to the Danube to swim, as do many others in the area. Elli spends her days in the typical pursuits of young girls of her age.
The women are unloaded and the.The story begins the town of Somorja in the summer of 1943 when Elli, twelve, longs for the exciting life led by her older brother, Bubi. In "This Must Be Heaven," the train arrives at Augsburg. They are loaded again onto rail cars and shipped away from Auschwitz. Elli, forgetting everything, jumps onto the guard and is severely beaten, though it's noted she's fortunate that she wasn't killed for this unpardonable action. As they prepare for transportation yet again, Laura has trouble with the handkerchief because she is now partially paralyzed from the accident and an SS guard twists Laura's arm cruelly behind her back. In "A Handkerchief," Elli notes that her mother has one possession - a handkerchief with her initials embroidered on the corner - and that she keeps it wrapped around her foot inside her shoe. The women are often forced to strip for showers and examinations and their shoes are the only possessions they retain. Pages 143 through 182 Summary and Analysis
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