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The Notebook

It was red. It had a bunch of little red hearts on the cover with Aaron White’s name scribbled all over it. Mrs.Warner’s class found it under my desk. “Its not mine! I don’t even know who Aaron is!” I exclaimed loudly to the class. But, of course, they didn’t listen.

“I swear, I didn’t write that. My real notebook is right here!” I held up my notebook and helplessly waved it in the air. “Whatever Sasha. It looks just like your handwriting” Said Christie. “No it doesn’t! My cursive is neat. This is really sloppy.” I replied. “I think it happens to be very neat.” Christie said with a roll of her eyes. Mrs. Warner decided that it was enough of the notebook ordeal. SO we all at down and continued to work.

At lunch, I had no where to sit. I usually sit with Chelsea and Victoria but she thought I wrote it so I can’t sit with them.  Next thing I know, A boy with black hair and really dark eyes came up to me. I swear.. He looks just like Edward from twilight. I give a slight giggle and he walks over to me. “Are you Sasha?” He asked. His voice was very raspy. “Uh yeah. You must be Edwar- Aaron.” I said.

“Yeah, I heard you liked me.”

“You heard wrong. I don’t like you.”

“My name is on your notebook, though.”

“It’s not my notebook, obviously.”

I couldn’t help but notice that Christie kept her eyes glued to me and Aaron. She is really weird.  Me and Aaron talked some more and I realized that He knew I didn’t like him. And he wants to know exactly what I want to know. Who’s notebook was it? The bell rung for class and I had to go to the bathroom. When I opened it I heard Christie and her friends talking. “I can’t believe she was talking to him at lunch! I should have just put the book in my locker!” Said Christie. “Chris, it’s no big deal NO one but us knows that you wrote it. You have nothing to worry about.” said her friend. “Until now. You guys have really big mouths.” I came around the corner. “You come clean or I will for you.” I left the bathroom feeling really pleased.

In math class, Christie raised her hand high in the air. “Yes Ms.Fredrick? We have 5 minutes left in class, can you hold your question?” “No, it’s important.”Se stood and told the class about everything. About how she planted the book under my desk so that no one would know she liked Aaron. At the end she broke down in tears and the class comforted her. All of them exclaiming that it was all my fault. Well the good thing is, I got a new friend and where to sit at lunch …

I’ve got a kitchen to clean

dishes to wash

a bed to make

kids to watch.

I’ve got work to finish

a poem to write

math t0 do

music to listen to.

Trash to take out

A mom to worry about

a baby to feed…

Oh.. and I have a cat.

Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto prisons,

We thought only of that,

Not of revenge,

Not of our families,

Nothing but bread.

And even though we were no longer hungry,

There was still no one who thought of revenge.

On the following day some of our young men,

Went to Weimar to get some potatoes and clothes,

and to sleep with girls.

But of revenge not a sign.

Three days after the liberation of Buchenwald,

I became very ill with food poisoning.

I was transferred to the hospital,

And spent two weeks between life and death.

One day I was able to get up,

After gathering all my strength.

I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging,

On the opposite wall.

I had not seen myself since,

The ghetto.

From the depths of the mirror,

A corpse gazed back at me.

The look in his eyes,

As they stared into mine,

Has never left me.

Passage 1: (page four):

“Babies were thrown into the air and machine gunners used them as targets.”

I think this paragraph is important to understand because it explains how horrible this time was and how the Nazis had no boundaries. Also, I get upset when I read this because I have a younger siblings, and if I had to sit and watch them go thought this, or any other children for that matter, I would be really upset. I would feel a rise of a mix of emotions.

Passage 2:(page 27):

“Men to the left. Women to the right.”

These two small sentences remind me of the clip that I saw at the holocaust museum. It was about the separation of  families and how sad and depressing it was for the families.  I realize how much I say my family gets on my nerves and how much I’d love to be away from them, then I read this and I realize how ungrateful I sound.

Passage 3:(page 69):

“My father had brought me a present–half a ration of bread obtained in exchange for a piece of rubber, found at a warehouse, which would do to sole a shoe.”

This explains how bad times were, supply wise. I was really touched by this sentence because this ration of bread meant so much to him. Now if I was to get a small ration of bread from my mother as present I would be upset, only because I know that I would want something more. But, he was happy with this ration of bread and he was grateful.

Passage 4:(page 31):

“For the first time I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless his name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent. What had I to thank him for?”

This paragraph is important to the book because it helps the reader understand the different emotions that show in each chapter. I think hat he felt abandoned because all of these horrible things where happening to him and his family and he feels like there was something god should be doing. Also, Elie is very religious so for him to feel this way is really surprising.

Passage 5: page 81:

An icey wind blew in violent gusts. But we marched without faltering. The SS made us increase our pace. “Faster you filthy sons of bitches!”

This passage made me upset. I just think the Nazis treated the Jewish like trash. They just made it seem ok to treat any person like that. I wonder why the Nazis were so upset when they got caught. I think Hitler was such a coward and so were the Nazis.

Passage 6: page 109:

One day I was able to get up, after gathering all my strength. I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not seen myself since the ghetto. From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.

This is he last paragraph of the book and I like this paragraph because this shows how he will never forget all that has happened to him. I would really like to meet Elie because I would want to hear how the holocaust has effected him.