Wednesday, February 10, 2010
All But My Life: Blog Entry 1
When Gerda says that her neighbors were betraying them and her family by serving the German soldiers wine and cakes, to me honestly, I think that her neighbors are afraid to fight back. They are probably scared of what would happen if they stoop up against the Nazis. Were they thinking at that time, two wrongs don't make a right, in this scenerio?(Gerda 8) I admire the way Gerda doen't give in to Abek's fondness of her. She's letting him be the chaser, and in my book, that's a real woman.(Gerda 67) I also admire Gerda for keeping a very strong positive attitude when it came to her having to go to camp. "I am going to live, I am going to live."(Gerda 96) She never gives up through it all, and she's persistant with her survival. I agree with Gerda's decision, not going to live with Abek. First of all, she didn't love him the way he loved her, and she did the right thing by following her heart. (Gerda 109)
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Gerda was usually a quiet girl; she never acted in such a powerful manner as she did when she went to see the Commander in Sosnowitz. I thing Gerda was fed up with the way she was being treated, no one told her what was going on! She no longer cared what people thought of her; that is why she acted so superior to the Commander. In a way, this was a good thing; Gerda’s actions earned her respect from the Commander. The Commander gave Gerda what she wanted because he thought she earned it. If I had been in Gerda’s position, I don’t think I could have been so brave as to stand up to the Commander as she did. Gerda had no idea what consequences her actions could have had. For all she knew, the Commander could have had her sent to Auschwitz! “Then he did me an honor that he probably accorded to no one else but the SS: he got up and stood while I left the room I was thoroughly shaken. I hardly knew myself. I had never spoken like that.” (Gerda 100). This quote describes everything that happened because of Gerda’s determination. Gerda herself says that she was shaken, but she showed no fear. Gerda also tells us that she has never acted like that before, that she was different. We can also understand that this Commander respected Gerda because of her bravery, but why did he show respect to a Jewish girl? The Commander was a powerful figure in the Government at that time, how could he afford to be kind to a Jewish girl? Whatever the reason, this simple yet powerful sign of respect helped Gerda make it through the next few years of horror.
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