Boy On The Wooden Box Sparknotes

In the memoir, The Boy on the Wooden Box; How the Impossible Became Possible… on Schindler’s List, by Leon Leyson, follows his story as a little boy and how his move into the big city, Krakow, turned for the worse. Leon shares his troubles and experiences during World War II, also known as The Holocaust. Throughout the book, Leon describes the entertainment that the Jews continued during their time in the ghetto. He also talks about what he did in order to see his family safe. Leon also informs us about the admiration of Oskar Schindler, a nazi. Leyson’s purpose in writing this memoir was to educate readers on how he and other Jewish people kept moving forward in life to survive and the hope he had. After Leon’s and many other Jews first

After Leon and his mother were moved to Ghetto B, Leyson tells us their yearning for the safety of their family. “We had to keep going for each other…Every time I returned from work and found her there waiting, I felt there was still hope. Each night we prayed that my father, David, and Pesza were safe…” (Leyson 108). Leon kept moving on if that meant seeing his mother safe the next day; vice versa. Also, everyday once Leon and his mother worked came home, they set time aside to pray for their family, even if that meant taking away time from rest and such. After the Nazi’s liquidation, Leon informs us of the precarious situation he put himself in after seeing his mother head to Plaszow. “I saw my chance and joined another group…I was now among those headed to Plaszow. My heart was racing. All I wanted was to see my family again, no matter what situation” (Leyson 110-111). Leon knew what would happen to him if he stayed with the group of children. He took the risk of sneaking into the group heading to Plaszow. However, to Leon, getting killed was better than living without his