window
into his Christian
faith
is
open
and clear, in the
way
he suggests it in
most
chapters. Thaler's clear,
brave
description
of pain
and
hopelessness makes his
writing
strong and true.
Unforgotten
takes
place during World
War
ll,
a
war caused
by many issues.
Most of
the
issues evolved from those
that
caused World
War
l, such
as
imperialism,
which
is
when
one country tries to
take
over other countries.
This
happened during
both wars,
with
Germany
wanting
to conquer
other
European nations, but they
did
not
have
the
strength to
take
over all of
the
armies of the
Allied forces.
lmperialism
was
also demonstrated when
Japan
invaded
China
and
other
parts
of
Asia.
During
the inter-war
years,
the
Germans
went through a
hard
time economically
(partially
because of World
War
I
sanctions), and
the
people
were
looking
for
new, different
ideas,
which were supplied
by
Adolf
Hifler,
who came into
power
in
1g33.
By
the
time the
war
began,
he
was
putting his ideas into
action
using
anti-semitic
propaganda
and concentration
camps.
However,
although
most people
think
Hifler
was the
main cause of the
war,
it
was actually a
result of the events from World
War
I
not
getting
resolved properly when
the
first
war ended
and continuing
on
into
the
second
World
War.
Unforgotten, an
autobiographical
memoir
by
Franz
Thaler,
is captivating
and
detailed,
pulling
you
into the frightening story of
this man's
escape from the
concentration
camp
of
Dachau. His
story
is about his
trials
and tests during that time.
I
learned
a
lot about
the
non-Jewish prisoners in
the
death camps and about the
Dachau
camp
in
general.
lt
was
also like
a
time
machine,
transporting
me into life
in
the early
1940s.
I
loved
this
book because of how much emotion
th€
author poured
into it,
considering
how simply
it
was
written.
t
would
recommen
d
tJnforgotten to my
friends as a
useful learning tool and
a
window
into
the past;
I
think they
would
love it
just
as
much
as
I
did.
