I really like the way that Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal have layed out this story. While the story may not be straight forward and linear, like most stories children may be familiar with, I feel that the way the past, present, and future is utilized makes the story more effective and adds much more depth and meaning to it. Chapter two is basically just a history of the Blumenthal family and an explanation of how Germany became to be ruled by Hitler and the Nazi's. I believe that by starting chapter one in the concentration camp with Marion and the Blumethal's the reader is able to feel more deeply connected to Marion and her situation. Right from the very beginning the reader is emotionally attached to that character and it makes the reader more interested in Marion's story leading in to chapter two.
Chapter two was a very nice history lesson. I feel that it did a very nice job telling the story of how Hitler and the Nazi's came to power. It was very interesting to see how the Blumenthal family and the rest of Germany reacted to Hitlers rise. At first everyone just thought that Hitler and his beliefs were just nonsense (Perl 12). Hitler was able to rise to power so quickly and with so much ferocity because nobody was truly aware, nor wanted to be aware, of what Hitler was capable of. Then of course when Hitler garnered so much power, people were too afraid to defy him (Perl 18).
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