When I was reading the first few lines of the book, I was
already put into a state of curiosity.
Who is "David"? Who is "the man' that helps
David escape?
The only thing I know for sure is that David is a twelve
year old boy that is (in the beginning of the book) situated in a camp
(probably a concentration camp) and he is probably a person that is disliked by
the Germans. So maybe he is a Jew or a Gypsies... so it is not a detailed
beginning.
What I like about the beginning of the book, is that it
gives you a lot of personal views on things which makes it more interesting.
When you analyse the text, you can notice that it also uses a lot of emotive
language and I find that it really does make an impact on your emotions. Like
the part when he is sent, by his compass, through a thorn bush and he has a lot
of pain by the first thorn but when he carries on, he kind of forgets about the
pain. This also shows courage and bravery.
The part that I found rather sad is the part when he washes
himself with the soap that he got from “the man” to wash away the smell, the
feeling and the experience of the concentration camp. It tells you that he had
had a very terrible time there and wants to forget about it.
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