1.1. Trains- the train resembles what the Jews were carried on to the training camps
1.2. Star- this is the sign of Jewish peolpe during the time of the Holocaust
2. Key words/phrases
2.1. Trains
2.2. Six million
2.3. On her way to death, my mother threw me to life.
2.4. The Holocaust
2.5. Jewish people
3. Personal thoughts/reactions
3.1. I feel that this book is really sadening and it makes me feel sad for the six million Jews that died between 1933 and 1945
3.2. The mother of Erika was very smart. She gave her daughter a chance to survive in the world and not be one of the killed children.
3.3. The Holocaust was a very difficult thing to try to survive through. your life was determined on what religion. That's like segregation.
4. Important statements
4.1. Every star was one of my people whose life was savaged and whose family tree was torn apart.
4.2. It was once said that my people would be as many as the stars in the heavens.
4.3. My mother threw me to life.
5. Character Questions( Bookmark 1)
5.1. None of the characters display a trait of honesty throughout the story.
5.2. I was surprised by the actions of Erika's mother when she threw her baby off of the train. I was surprised because i never thought she would have the courage to do that.
5.3. One decision that one of the characters made was to throw Erika off the train. I agree with that decision because she decided to give her child a chance in the world.
5.4. The protagonist of the story is Erika's mom. i know because she decided to sacrifice herself so that her daughter could live
6. Theme Questions (Bookmark 33)
6.1. A character does go threw change in this book because Erika was born into the time of the Holocaust and learned to adapt to life thhat way.
6.2. I think that Erika's mom is stronger on the inside because she didn't have the courage to speak up and ask people to make room but she was strong enough to save her child.
6.3. There weren't any characters that were weaker on the inside
