August 22
* It’s always hard reading about the Holocaust, and Ruth Kluger’s memoir is no exception. Like other Holocaust biographies she talks about the horrors of war, the extremities of humankind, and the gut-wrenching things done to the prisoners. But Kluger also adds some new things that I haven’t read about before. Firstly, I appreciated the details she put in, such as when her teacher at school was giving orders to cut out Nazi insignias with construction paper. Her stream of consciousness is also different from others. Her descriptions aren’t just memories, they’re commentaries told from her adult point of view mixed with her childhood perspective, which makes for an interesting read. Also, Kluger gives the feminist viewpoint; a harsh reality that was disturbing to read.* We also watched “Murderers Among Us: The Simon Weisenthal Story” tonight. As with Kluger’s book, there were new things in the film that I hadn’t known too much about, like how war crimes became official and how the trials were conducted, which according to the movie were very biased. You don’t often hear about how people went around hunting down Nazis. I thought it was a highly effective film, with great performances and themes of forgiveness and revenge, two very opposite things.
posted by lauREN @ 9/11/2006
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