Dear Ms. Zrihen, 11/7/11
I am enjoying reading the book, Entombed, written by Bernard Mayer. The genre is definitely Memoir. The store takes place in Europe. The main character is Bernard( Bezo ). He is round/dynamic. The plot evolved in the following way threw the story: First, Ukrainians rade Bezo’s house, thats all I read. The main problem is they are Jews in the holocaust. The tone or mood of the book is very suspenseful because, everything so far is very mysterious. A theme that appeares in the book is that many people hate the jews. There is no moral so far in the book, because it is a memoir. From my point of view, I can see that the Jews are widely hated. The author organized the story through a time order. The author’s purpose was to inform people about the holocaust. His perspective is that in life, you should not take things for granted.
“Clara was vibrant and full of life. She wanted to live.” This was written on page 53. I picked this passage because it shows the character not taking life for granted. The passage is significant to the story because Clara wanted to live.
I used several reading strategies throughout the book. Before reading, I skimmed and scanned through this book, or I flipped through the pages looking for text features to see whether or not I would like this book. Also, my mom recommended it to me. While reading, I would quiz myself on what I read after each story and re-read parts I didn’t understand. After reading, I am still reading this book.
Figurative language I saw in the book: illiteration, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, personification.
I would rate this book 5 stars ***** because at the end and middle of every page, there is a cliff-hanger so you want to read more all the time. I think Entombed is a wonderfully written historical-non-fiction Holocaust memoir. ( YES I DO RECOMMEND IT TO THE CLASS ).
Sincerely,
Mikey Rogatinsky
