The document that was most eye-opening and informing for me would be Document 25, Narrative of an Armenian Lady. Before reading her document, I had not previously heard of the Armenian Genocide so every detail provided was new information to me. I was struck by the matter-of-fact way she described the conditions of their forced journey: “…and that night we had to drink water polluted with blood” (91), “The third day after that they robbed us, and violated us near a place where there was water” (91), and “They also attacked us every night and kidnapped little children” (92). Reading this firsthand account of such a horrid event that I’ve never come across before was truly enlightening because it really opened my eyes to how much else there is
