Outline For Sarah's Key

Germany, so France’s struggle with autonomy and responsibility began long before World War II did.

Most of these camps were used for the elimination of the Jews. There were also camps that were mainly just for torture purposes and the Jews had to work until death. The Jews that were in these camps were also put into striped uniforms and had limited food like one piece of bread a day, these were awful living conditions.

Throughout the book “Au Revoir Les Enfants” Louis Malle highlights at several points the typical associations which the majority of people have when discussing the role of the Germans during the war. However Malle approaches the topic from a more complex angle thus forcing the reader to question the general stereotypes and examine the varying attitudes of both the French and Germans, by portraying them in certain situations in which they adopt a sometimes unexpected attitude.

The Vel’ d’Hiv is a sensitive topic for many individuals. In the book Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, the stories involved in the novel are associated with the Vel’ d’Hiv. The novel tells the story of a Jewish child in 1942 during the time of the Vel’ d’Hiv and of a journalist in present day eager to find out more about the child. The characters in the book Sarah’s Key either want to remember or forget the dark times of the Vel’ d’Hiv.

The majority of the people were killed in concentration camps. Over 2,000,000 people were killed at the camp called Auschwitz. Over 1,380,000 people were killed in the camp Majdanek, and over 800,000 people were killed in the camp called Treblinka. Treblinka only had a staff of 150 people. The camp Belzec had 600,000 deaths. Some camps that had a smaller death toll were, Chelmno which had 340,000 deaths. Sobibor had 250,000 deaths. Camps that had “small” death numbers were Mauthausen who had less than 95,000 deaths, Ravensbruck had less than 90,000 deaths, and Bergen- Belsen had 70,000 deaths. Bergen-Belsen was the camp that Anne Frank died at- two weeks after her death, her camp was liberated by British troops. The German concentration camps were first set up in 1933, and the original purpose of them was to keep anyone who was “undesired” or was a political enemy to Nazi Germany. The main purpose of these camps was not to kill people, but many times people would die because of the living conditions, malnutrition, or because they were treated cruelly. Many camps did medical experiments on the detainees, and few of the victims survived these medical experiments. These gruesome experiments would be performed in an unclean room and would be performed without anesthesia. Many times it was common for the victim to die later because of unclean living quarters. Most people think that Germany wouldn’t have been a major threat in

It all started by the French administration being replaced from Jewish to German. On July 16, 1942 4,500 French police began the mass arrest of Jews. Jews from France, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia were arrested. The detained were taken to the Winter Stadium called the Velodrome D’Hiver. They were kept in terrible conditions with no food, water or sanitary facilities. After all the arrest S ome Jews were deported to the concentration camps of Pithiviers, Beaune-la-Rolande and Auschwitz. Most of the people deported were sent to Auschwitz and murdered. Every two or three days about 1,000 Jews were sent to Auschwitz. By the end of September 1942 near 38,000 Jews had been sent to Auschwitz from France (Vashem).

The camp Auschwitz killed around 1,100,000 Jewish(history.com, Gypsy, and bi-sexual prisoners. Prisoners of camps usually suffered the same fate of dying in the gas chambers. It was very harsh because people were barely fed. The Nazis were very violent with prisoners. Most men went to work camps. Hitler and the nazis were ruthless to prisoners.

The Holocaust was a horrific event in history that will never be forgotten. During the Holocaust, any enemy of Germany, primarily Jewish people, were sent to concentration camps. There, they were put in uncomfortable living quarters, given starving portions of food, and tortured. The main purpose of these camps was to murder any threat to the “pure Germany” that consisted of nothing but Germans. There was one camp that proved to be the worst of all, and that was Auschwitz. Approximately 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and there is no wonder why after seeing the terrible things done to these innocent people. Sadly, the horrors started from the minute the prisoners arrived at Auschwitz.

After reading the opening chapter of Sarah’s Key I felt worried about the mother. I felt as if the daughter was stronger than the mother. The mother also lied about where her husband was and wouldn’t go get her things together. I believe that she was in a state of shock, and was terrified of what was to come. As confusing as the opening chapter was I could tell that the daughter had more strength even if she didnt fully understand what was going on. I have read the opening chapter multiple times coming up with these questions, Where are they going if the little girl clams that they are not Germans? They said to pack their things for a few days, so it sounds like they are going to be back. (I don’t think they are coming back) Why are they taking

As Auschwitz grew, the Nazi’s constructed more than forty sub camps within the three main camps. Auschwitz began being built in 1940, in Oswiecim, Poland. The Nazi’s didn’t waste any time after that to start deporting prisoners there. By 1941, Auschwitz’s operation already had 10,000 Jews in their barracks.

Concentration Camps were found throughout the area of German-obtained territories. In German, they were pronounced Konzentrationslager. Concentration camps were used to torture and kill those who didn’t fit in with the master race. Some of the most well-known camps were Auschwitz Birkenau, Belzec, Bergen Belsen, Buchenwald, Chelmno, Dachau, Ebensee, and Flossenbürg. At these concentration camps, Jews and other minorities were detained and subjected to physical and sexual abuse. When the Nazis began to feel like the Jews were no longer producing enough effort, the Jews would be sent to gas chambers or other forms of torturous deaths. According to statistics, there were around 1,200 camps in the German areas of control. To be transported to the camps, laborers were placed on railway carts with no extra space and possibly a bucket in the corner to use the bathroom. Many carts had laborers sitting on top of each other

Auschwitz was first constructed to hold Polish Prisoners, which started in May 1940. Later trains delivered Jews to the camp’s Gas Chambers from all over Germany, they were killed with pesticide Zyklon B, Many of the people not killed in the gas chambers were killed by, starvation, forced labor, infectious diseases, individual executions, and medical experiments. Around 1.1 million prisoners died in Auschwitz and about 90% of the prisoners were Jews, the other percent was Poles, Romani, Sinti, Soviet Prisoners of war, Jehovah’s witnesses,and many other of unknown people. One Hundred Forty-Four prisoners were known to have escaped Auschwitz successfully. On January 1945 Soviet Union's showed up at Auschwitz and most of the population was evacuated

A gripping, page turning story of drama, romance, and tragedy, Sarah’s Key is one of the best historical fiction novels to tackle the solemn subject of the Holocaust in France. Told from two alternating perspectives, one of the past and one of the modern day, the novel tells a tale of a young girls’ struggle to survive the concentration camps, and the journalist who discovers her story years later. Based on real historical events, de Rosnay not only entertains readers with her eloquent and thoughtful writing and exciting storytelling, she also enlightens about one of the forgotten cruelties of the French Holocaust. De Rosnay has written an engaging and thought-provoking novel that I just couldn’t put down!

Throughout Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay, character development plays a large role in the evolution of the story’s plot. Ten-year-old Jewish girl Sarah Starzynski experiences involuntary growth and development from her simple-minded and naive adolescence, to a struggle ridden adulthood. Sarah’s development causes her thinking to show perspective and maturity which allows her to survive World War II in France but also rips apart her childhood.

Tatiana De Rosnay (28 september 1961),a french journalist ,writer and screenwriter.Published 12 novels in French and 3 in English,in 2006 Rosnay published her most popular novel,Sarah's Key,that sold over 3 million copies in French and 2 million in English.The book was further adapted into a French film by the same name.The book is written in two parts.Part 1 of Sarah Starzynski ayoung 10 year old and part 2 Julia Jarmound,an american journalist.French police raid Sarah's Appartment on July16,1942 arresting Sarah and her parents.Thinking that she would be back in few hours,she locked her 4 years old brother Michel in a secret hidden cupboard.Sarah and her family lived with other 1000's jews families,nearly without food,hardly water and nowhere