and
Fascist
Italy
had
started the
resettlement
ol
the
South
T1'rolian:"
l
fhaler
3
1).
This
was
one
of
the
illmerous
causes
of the
Second
World
\\'ar.
The
book
discusses
many
of
these
causes
and
the mistreatment
of
the
South
T,vrolians
\\'as one
of
them'
Thaler
survived the holocaust
because
of
the
faith
in
his
religion.
He referred to
this faith
many
times
and
claims
it
as
the savior
he
was
hoping for. From
experience
hope
is always
necessary
when
in
hard situations'
The
book
Unforgotten
takes
place
during
the
time of
World
War
II.
The
Kiener
press
in
Germany published the
book.
The
original
name
of
the
book,
in
German,
is
Unvergessen.
This
is
a
quotation
from
a
website
that
explains the
steps
to control of
the
world
used
by
the
Nazis:
"Hitler
used
his
own
skills
of
oratory
to
appeal
to the
patriotism
of
the German people by
promising to
break free
of
the
restrictions of
the Treaty
of
Versailles. His aim
of
ending
the
payment
of
reparations was especially
popular"
(theholocaustexplained.org). This was
one
of
the ways
Hitler
gained power. He fabricated
the lies
he had
in mind by
appealing
to
the audience
and
using propaganda'
I
also
discovered there were many
changes
within
Thaler throughout the book.
One
of
the main
changes
within
his
character
was his perspective
of
freedom:
"From this
moment on
I
forgot
everything that
had happened
before.
One
must
have
experienced
what we had
gone
through
in
order
to
be able
to
understand what freedom meant
for
us at
this moment" (Thaler
123). The imprisoned people trapped
in
these death camps
were
treated
so
badly
that they
didn't
even
remember
what
it
felt
like to
be
free. Freedom
had
become
a
foreign
subject to
these
men. Thaler leams what he should value
in his
life.
Through
this
experience,
he has learned
why
freedom
plays
such
a
huge
role
in his
life.
I
found
many grammatical
and
spelling effors in this book.
I
found many
typos
that
could
have been
avoided.
I
also
believe the
book
could
have been
further
translated
to
make
sense
in
the
English
language.
I
appreciate
that the translator,
Christl Kiener.
chose
to
show
that Thaler is
very
illiterate,
since he
oniy
received
a
fourth
grade
education,
but
some
pafis were confusing
to
me.
This
adds
a
feeling
of
empathy
tow'ards
Thaler.
But.
I
enjol,ed reading this book
because
of
the authentic feei
I
received.
The main
point in
the
book
unforgotterz
is
expressing
the
terror in which
the
people
of
Germanv
and
many surrounding countries
lived
during
the
Second
World
War.
i
learned
a
1ot
uhile
reading this
book
and
would
think
others
would
as
well.'Overall-
I
