The Boy on the Wooden Box 1/26/15

The Boy on the Wooden Box
Author: Leon Leyson
Pages:196-240(end)
Prompts: 1) What is the mood of what you're reading (happy, sad, funny, serious, etc.)? Defend your idea. 2) What has been the most important part of what you've been reading 3) What was going through your mind as you read?

        The mood of this book is serious and sad. The mood is serious because the Holocaust was a very serious time. Millions of people suffered and died during this time. This mood is sad because you see Leon and his family suffer during this time. You can see how having somebody taken away affects them in such a negative way. Also, you see how what happens around them affects them in a really negative way, too.

        The most important part of this book in Schindler's Lists. This is the most important part of the book because it saves Leon and his family. Without this list Leon might have been shot by the brutal Nazi soldiers. The list allowed him to leave and get away from the harsh conditions. Also, this list allowed Leon to be reunited with his family. His whole family was on this list, so he got to see his mother and sister again and got to stay with his father and brother.

       
        While reading I was thinking about what will happen next. More specifically I was thinking about what will Leon and his family do next to keep surviving. For instance, they face starvation, so I thought will they sneak the food from their jobs to bring home. I also think about if they will get shot in the street and how will they avoid the Nazi soldiers.