Dear Ms. Zrihen, 11/15/11
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 raid Bezo’s house, later they are put in work camps and told to wear arm bands. Later, they make and live in an underground bunker, also the Nazis search for them, 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.
“I’m going to the camp to talk to Dr. Frommer to tell him to come to the bunker with me to evaluate the old-timers and take along injections.” This was written on page 177. I picked this passage because it shows that there life mite end soon. The passage is significant to the story because it shows that there life mite end soon.
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
