Postcards post 3

I thought this part of the book was pretty confusing, mostly because of the flashbacks. I also thought the part about the guy who actually turns out to be a girl is pretty weird, but I guess it fits the theme of Jacob trying to find out more about himself.

The part where Geertrui chose to stay with Jacob was touching because this proves that she loves him and is taking a risk by staying with him. I predict that Jacob will end up being straight even though the book leads us to believe he is homosexual.

Learning more about your past can sometimes be good and bad. There are times when you learn things that you didn't want to know in the first place. In Jacob's case, I think it was good because it is important to him to find out as much as he can about his family.

When Jacob meets Geertrui he learns a lot about his past. Geertrui tells him stories about his grandfather that make Jacob think more deeply about his life and his past. When Geertrui was talking to Jacob about his life, she said, "Is it better to go with the flow or let the flow go?" I think she was talking about Jacob not making decisions based on what everyone else around him is doing, but rather what he really wants.

In conclusion, I think that it was very good for Jacob to go meet his grandmother because he was able to learn a lot about his family. Also through what he learned about his family he was able to learn more about himself and he even made close friends.

postcards-post 1

The message I got from this section of the book is that Jacob is trying to find more about himself. In a way he is trying to find what his true self is. This is made harder for him when his grandfather dies. I think he feels he has to visit his grandfather's grave to find out more about himself.

Jacob is reflecting this, "He thought: How difficult it is to explain yourself to yourself. Sometimes there only is, and no knowing." This means that maybe there is no way to truly know yourself, and thats just the way it is. Another quote about Jacob knowing more about himself is, "You have to know your own truth and stick to it. And never despair. Never give up. There's always hope." This is talking about never giving up on finding out who you really are. In conclusion this part of the book was about Jacob's quest to find himself.

Night journal #4

"'Anyone with a complaint may come see me. That is all. Go to sleep. Two people to a bunk. Goodnight.' These were the first human words.

This quote shows how mean everyone at camp Auschwitz is. The guy isn't even being that nice, but to everyone else he seems like he's the nicest man alive because he treats them somewhat kindly. We later find out that he got fired for being too nice to his prisonners.