Esther Chong

I disagree that All But My Life is a depressing book, I believe that this book shows how a person can survive just on pure will. After all in the death march Gerda and the others were made to walk for miles in the winter, with little or no food at all. I myself do not believe I could do that, especially during the winter months. What I loved about this book was that her rescuer would become her future husband. What was depressing to me was the fact that Gerda's closest friends did not survive to the end. I am sure that during her hospital stay that she thinking why she was the only person to survive and not her friends. What kind of surprised me was the fact that the day of her freedom was also the day of her birth, this must be mean something or it was just plain coincidence. What I also liked was that there was so many people helping her reconnect with the outside world. For example Kurt showed her Life magazines and the doctor gave her chocolate for her birthday. I believe that everything for Gerda worked out in the end, since she met new friends, fell in love with Kurt and she will be imigrating to America.