Hello, America #4

Quote #1: 

"Never get in a strangers car, especially late at night on a dark deserted street." - random guy in white Ford, page 123

Significance:

This was that one part where Elli just got in some random guys car because he said that he would give her a ride home, and it was like really dark and really late at night.  It was so crazy that Elli was just like 'oh okay thank you' as if she was living in like a Disney movie.  It was a good thing that the guy was just teaching her a lesson and that nothing bad happened. 

Personal Connection:

I can relate to this because when I travel somewhere else I learn that people live differently in different couturiers, for example there are some countries where little kids are playing by themselves outside at like midnight and there are other countries where people can't even leave their houses.

Question:

Did you think that something bad was going to happen when you were reading this part?

Quote #2:

"This number was put on my arm in Auschwitz by people like you!" - Elli, page 146

Significance:

Elli said this quote to a lady in the subway.  She said this because the lady was talking to her about some Jewish girls on the subway and Elli was like 'what, stop it, you know I'm Jewish'  and then she showed her the number on her arm and the lady was like 'what is that' and Elli started yelling at the lady because the lady was German.  The lady got really sad and Elli felt bad for yelling at her. I thought that this was an important part of the book because it was when Elli realized that not all Germans were anti-Semitic.

Character Judgement- Lady on Subway:

I kind of feel bad for this random lady, it's not her fault she didn't know about the Holocaust, at the time they didn't like to talk about it & she got yelled at.  At the same time she shouldn't have been talking about those Jewish girls behind their backs.  I'm sure that after this experience she will be more care full about what she says to random people.  So this experience benefited both her and Elli.

Question:

Do you think that Elli did the right thing by yelling at that lady on the subway?