Prisoner B 3087 Summary

The story entitled Prisoner B-3087, Alan Gratz, starts off in Krakow, Poland. The main character Yanek and his family are Jewish and have a great life in their that cozily fit the three members of the family. Then one day everything changed. The nazi’s decieded to make there town that they lived in into a ghetto. Soon, there were three other families that lived with them. To get food they had to wait in long lines and have rations cards, Every time they went outside, they risked getting caught and taken to labor camps. One day, as Yaneks parents were getting their rations, they were captured and taken to a work camp.Yanek was devastated, but he kept going until he eventually was taken to a work camp.he worked as a taylor, and for this job he got to leave the camp everyday, because where he worked was not in the camp. But eventually he had …show more content…
When reading this book, it takes you into a whole nother world, and makes it seem like you are right there with Yanek. The book shows you what it means to step up to the plate when needed. Also, it teaches the reader how to face problems head on. One moment in the story that taught me a lesson, was when Yanek lost his parents to the Nazis, but he still wanted to survive. This showed me that you should never give up. If i were put in that situation, i most likely would have given up. This book also showed me the importance of hard work. In the concentration camps, the men and women worked so hard everyday so they could get a chance to survive. In today's society, people who work hard to try make good lives for themselves, just as the Jewish people did. “Additionally, one act of bravery that stuck out to me was “ if you hurry to the parade grounds trying not to get shot he would shoot at you on purpose. … You had to hope that he didn’t notice y” (67). This quote shows bravery because everyday one jew was shot, ad Yanek still managed to be brave and walk through the “shooting range”