Lithuania is baltic country that not many of us know about nor know the awful history of. It is where the book’s characters are from. Lina is the main character and her family and her taken on a journey. Lina’s mother and brother are the ones with that went with her. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia were attacked by Joseph Stalin. Stalin is not know as much as Hitler. However, he killed over 20 million people during his region. When they both signed a pact of nonaggression, Stalin deported all the people from those baltics. The mass deportation was to have lessen the resistance against Sovietization, and to provide free labor in Siberia.
Lina, her family, and many people were deported on cattle cars. The men were taken to jail,and women and children to labor camps in Siberia.The people that were on the list to be deported were the ones that were anti-soviets.The trains where the begin of torture in the book. They helped many people get diseases. They didn't didn’t provide the anti-soviets with actual food. The were fed animal slob once a day,and if it rained, one of the passengers would go out to collect water. The bathroom was a hole in the ground, and it was almost impossible to get fresh air. That is also when we get to know that Lina is an amazing artist. …show more content…
This is where the romance part of the story defines itself. In the end of section, Maps and Snakes, Andrius (her future husband) helps her and her family to survive. He had many advantages because his mom was got involved with the NKVD soldiers, and became their entertainer. While everyone was there the story grew with characterization. One thing this book is very specific in is its imagery. You could feel and see it like a movie. Staying alive was extremely hard because of starvation and scurvy (lack of vitamins). However, not as hard as living in the Arctic
Lina, her family, and many people were deported on cattle cars. The men were taken to jail,and women and children to labor camps in Siberia.The people that were on the list to be deported were the ones that were anti-soviets.The trains where the begin of torture in the book. They helped many people get diseases. They didn't didn’t provide the anti-soviets with actual food. The were fed animal slob once a day,and if it rained, one of the passengers would go out to collect water. The bathroom was a hole in the ground, and it was almost impossible to get fresh air. That is also when we get to know that Lina is an amazing artist. …show more content…
This is where the romance part of the story defines itself. In the end of section, Maps and Snakes, Andrius (her future husband) helps her and her family to survive. He had many advantages because his mom was got involved with the NKVD soldiers, and became their entertainer. While everyone was there the story grew with characterization. One thing this book is very specific in is its imagery. You could feel and see it like a movie. Staying alive was extremely hard because of starvation and scurvy (lack of vitamins). However, not as hard as living in the Arctic