Boxcar

It was as if all his sufferings, and there were a good number according to john, were washed away by the sweet, salivary antidote otherwise known as bourbon. At fifteen years old, he became especially fond of the tawny pick-me-up. One night he considered all the plights of this life, and came to a verdict about it all. He decided that he would live his life with the wind at his back always, and he leapt in a boxcar to see where it would take him. With a satchel of clothing and jerky, and a flask full of bourbon, he disappeared from his…

Upon opening the book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, a foreboding and ominous feeling sweeps over you. Each sentence is laced with a gelid and captivating tone. Ruta Sepetys immerses you into the world of Lina Vilkas and her family. The book is saturated with death and lowers the value of human life, but demands for you to turn page after page. The book does a great job of propelling into the main plot right away while still developing each character. By the time each character dies,…

Have you ever wondered what the people who survived the holocaust are up to? Or what they personally had to go through before the holocaust was over? Regina Frank, Trude Levi, and Martin Stern all had something in common. They all survived the holocaust. Somemore background information on Regina Frank,Trude Levi, and Martin Stern is Regina Frank spoke two different languages Russian and Yiddish too.She became a translator for the Nazis and was sent to the prison in Frankfurt ("Regina Franks…

Being born in 1964, my mom was raised in a household of 8 people including herself. Raised just outside of Scottsburg my mom was one of six kids. With three older brothers ,one older sister, and one younger sister. Growing up next door to her grandparents so they spent a lot of time with them. She always loved going to her grandma’s house. Her first six years of school was in Lexington, Indiana. Her favorite story growing up was “The Boxcar Children” Her third grade teacher read the story to…

Dying to Remember The Holocaust was one of the most horrific events in history, lasting from 1933-1945 killing millions of innocent people. The mastermind behind this event was Adolf Hitler, he started gaining power in the early 1930s. He and had a plan for racial purification, with the idea of anti semitism and unfortunately this plan was executed. Jane Yolen’s novel The Devil’s Arithmetic more aptly delivers the message of remembrance than Donna Deitch’s film adaptation, through the use of…

after Billy was on board, a speaker asked him if he had any questions, therefore, Billy asked “Why me?” Then, they explained that there is no “why?”, they were all just trapped in the moment like bugs trapped in amber. They then put him to sleep using an anesthetic. The acceleration of the saucer sent him hurdling through time, so when he regained consciousness, he was, once again, in a boxcar crossing Germany. The people on the boxcar had taken turns sleeping and standing, so Billy decided he…

regarding the calamities engulfing American slaves during the 1800s and to better avoid future generations from treating others the same way these slaves were treated. The main obvious inconsistency in The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead to historical non-fiction accounts is the literal usage of the metaphor ‘Underground Railroad;’ this literal use is important because it allows Whitehead to sharpen the message he is attempting to deliver to his audience. In Whitehead’s novel, the…

Both juxtapose each other but share the commonality of shared freedom. The Boxcar Children live in an abandoned boxcar with only happiness and the “adult-less pursuit of joy.” (para. 8). Words used with positive connotations such as “happy”, “bubbling”, and “never worried” (para. 8) establish a nonchalant tone. A cloud of nostalgia is created where the audience reminisces a carefree childhood. An oblique counterpoint is addressed when it the Box Man’s life would appear to be a life of misery…

To those that do not live on the streets, there is usually only one classifications of homelessness, which is generally referred to as homeless. Those that are chronically homeless, however, tend to categorize themselves as a certain type of homeless, depending on the means in which they make a living. For example, there is a perceptible contrast between boxcar tramps and mission stiffs. Boxcar tramps have no permanent residence or employment, and as their name implies, they use boxcar trains to…

There are prisoner identification cards in the museum that were given to anyone who was taken into the camps. On display they also have what female and male prisoners wore in the camps. Looking at the wooden soles in the shoes you can tell that they were uncomfortable to wear especially if you had to do any type of labor in them. One artifact that definitely stands out is the boxcar that is in the middle of the museum. When you turn the corner and see the boxcar you can not help but feel…