Entry number 1 :)

I honestly cant believe how graphic and disgusting this book is. While reading it i find myself becoming more and more nauseous with each description of their living conditions. One thing that really disturbed was when Moishe the Beadle was trying to explain to Jewish people how bad things were going to get, no one listened to him. Why on earth would they ignore him like that? When someone has experienced the horrific journey to the concentration camps and managed to escape, give them some credit. They should have been worshiping the ground he walked on instead of ignoring him like ignorant individuals. Also, another thing that really grossed me out was how they made the men strip down into nothing and hold onto their shoes and belts while being examined. They had to shave their heads and every once of hair from their body, which i believe as a violation of freedom of speech. Each person should be able to have their hair, shower, be with their family and friends, and other everyday activities. While they were having all this done, they were being beaten which was disgusting. Who in their right mind would beat someone for doing something as innocent as standing around! All this just doesn't make sense to me, they were literally treated like pieces of crap, like they should be ashamed to be alive. The way innocent babies were thrown in the air and shot with machine guns in order to test the guns was appalling. The most shocking event to me was when Elie's dad was slapped in the face after asking where the bathrooms were. Instead of caring for his father who was lying helplessly on the ground, he stood their with no emotions. This wasn't the old Elie. The old Elie would have helped his father would have cared for him in his time of need. How was he already brain washed by the German soldiers? He shouldn't have let it get to his head and should have stayed strong, and protected his father. The whole scenery is disgusting and would make anyone cringe. With fire roaring in the crematory they felt threatened and uncomfortable, not knowing when they were going to die. Imagine having to put yourself in the fire burning pit! I know that i would never have the guts to do so and would also, never be able to watch a family member go in there with me. Also, the bus ride to the camps were horrific. The poor humans on that bus, traveling with out water for days and hallucinating! Its like they were trying to kill them before they even got to the camp. Not like they did anything wrong so far, they've literally done everything told, and this is how they're being treated? This whole book is just so depressing right now but yet very intriguing at the same time.