I think that it is sweet that Abek is in love with him but I understand why Gerda doesnt love him back. I am glad that she doesnt give into him and tell him that she loves him because she doesnt. On the other hand I am glad that she doesnt flat out reject him either. I think that they help each other live through this hard time in both of their lives. I think that the love and hope that Abeck has for Gerda keeps him strong becasue he has someone to hope for and to live for. Abek helps Gerda because it shows her that someone out there does care for her and whenever she needs anything he is there for her. I do not think it was totally nesaccery for Abek to move to the toughest camp just to be close to her, I wouldnt, but if that is what makes him happy go for it.

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I think that her strength came from revenge. She decided she was going to live no matter what so that her parents and brother did not die in vain. She made a promise to her father as well that she would not take her own life and that helped her through the tough times when she felt like there was no point anymore. She decided that now everything she did fell back on her, not on her family, that helped her to be brave and find strength because she did not have to worry about keeping them safe. She only had to worry about living and now she had nothing to lose, but her own life.

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In certain sections the story was hard to follow. I thinks that's because the way Vladek spoke with his out of place words. And you had to really read the boxes to follow because he had some pages where boxes would run down the page. And then others would run across and others had a mix. But it was a faster read thatn an actual book.

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He calls both of his parents murderers because his mother killed herself and left a huge problem for Artie and his life. The reason he called his father a murderer is his mom left her old books for Artie to look at. His father proceeded to burn all of these books and Artie is extremely angry because all of the memories he has are now gone since they have been burned.

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I think the mental pain is much worst than the physical pain. Physical pain is very hard to over come, but it will heal in time. What happened to Gerda mentally will never leave her mind and soul. Since she was a littler girl she has had so many horrible things happen to her that will svar her for the rest of her life. How could it not? She witnessed so much cruelty, so much loss, and so much sadness at such a young age. These hard times will haunt her forever. She lost a lot of her close familym members and friends at such a young age. How could she have possibly have understood why all of this was happening? She stared death right in the face being in the middle of everyone's opinions and everyone's losses. Her family was having enough issues before all of this happened, she had to say good-bye to her own brother in such short notice and never got a chance to be close with her family...not like they used to be. It was a sad time. At some points, she considered suicide to be the only way out of this mess. The physical toll and mental toll both could contribute to horrible experience but mentally is by far the wrost.

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Knowing myself, i would have definitely have taken the opportunity for freedome choice. I would find it better to get out of the situation and then try to tell Abek about my feelings later than to try and go on how I was going. Especially if i knew that it would only get a lot worse.

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Gerda and her family probably didn't think the war would last very long. They thought it would last a couple of months maximum. It felt like World War I had just ended so they didn't find it logical for there to be a second war that would be worse. Also, they were worried about Papa's health. Since he was sick, they didn't want to be going anywhere. Gerda and Arthur were the ones who decided to stay as a family instead of going off with Arthur's girlfriend's family. They could have had a chance to escape but they didn't know what was coming their way therefore chose to stay so that Papa's health didn't worsen. Had they known, they definitely would have taken the easy escape.

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Because Gerda is so strong, I still think she would've been able to make it through. Gerda is also very good at making friends. But, I think it would have been very difficult for Gerda of Ilse weren't with her. They relied on each other for many things such as dealing with emotions, staying strong and having each other's back (like what Ilse did for Gerda in Marzdorf). Ilse also made Gerda's birthday memorable. If Ilse had died earlier, I think Gerda might not have made it through. Her hope would only rely on seeing her parents again which she knows deep down won't happen. I think her hope would eventually fail her and she would not have lasted much longer.

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