Though Eva's Story was moving and influential, there was one scene that was amazingly powerful. It takes place during the selection of workers, when babies, young children and the elderly were "selected." Though the Germans do not explain outright, this is the innocent group that will soon be gassed.
"I want to go with him!" The mother was screaming out, but she was pulled back roughly. The baby started to howl pitifully. "I won't recognize him again," she pleaded, trying to calm down and make a reasonable protest. The guards looked on impassively. As you readers can see, the cruel and merciless Germans could care less if families were ripped apart, young lives were wasted and mothers lost everything they had. When the helpless mother pleads "I won't recognize him again", it shows that once the "dehumanization" begins, a mother will not be able to recognize even her own child, therefore losing her son forever. Overall, though the entire book was incredibly well written, I think this quotation makes you comprehend how horrific the Holocaust really was.
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