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Summary Of Felix Weinberg's 'Boy 30529'

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The memoir Boy 30529 by Felix Weinberg is a detailed and insightful account of the horrifying experiences of the author during his life prior, during and after the holocaust. What makes Felix Weinberg’s memoir so compelling is that his authentic experiences and first person narrative bring to life the atrocities of the war. Weinberg waited 69 years to tell his story, however, Boy 30529 not only tells the truth, but does so in a raw, descriptive, and heartfelt manner. The fact that he lived through the horrors is what makes this source both reliable and impactful. The memoir begins with the author detailing his life prior to the onset of the war. He explains that he, “had a very happy childhood” that ended “too soon...thanks to Adolf Hitler” …show more content…

The reader is taken on a journey along side of Felix as he recalls the specific smells, pain, starvation and horrors he experienced. The reader is also made aware that as a result of a series of unexpected turn of events, he was able to survive all three camps although toward the end, he was extremely ill. He was put in the sick ward in the hospital at the concentration camp he was at, and by some means was able to make it out of this horrific place that most people once entered, did not come back out alive. It is described in the book that people in the camps hid their illnesses to avoid the odds of being murdered due to the fact that the soldiers at the camps viewed the people in the camps as …show more content…

The fact that it was written by someone who actually experienced the war from beginning to end makes his story authentic. There is a difference between describing what someone thinks happened based on others insights than a description of what actually occurred because a person lived through the events. Felix Weinberg is able to carefully reveal the smallest details of the holocaust that would be missed if a person did not actually live through the events. Weinberg waited 69 years to tell his story, and yet does so with such conviction it is as if he was sharing a diary. It is obvious to the reader that he held his story close to his heart and shared it when he was ready. He accomplishes his goal as his memoir teaches his readers that an event as tragic as the holocaust can not ever occur

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