Q1.What do you know already about the Holocust?

To be honest, I don’t know a lot of information about the Holocaust. However, I am really interested in this topic. I have seen some movies like “the Pianist” and “Life is Beautiful” that has to do with the Holocaust and through these movies I learned so much. By watching these movies, not only did I understand what the Jews had gone through but I got to go beyond that and really feel their sadness and hope.
I know that the holocaust was one of the most terrifying events in history. It was the killing of Jews in the 20th century and other innocent people by the Nazis during WW2. Their leader was Adolf Hitler and by the end of ww2 the Nazis had killed more 2/3 of the Jews living in Europe. As I seen in the movies, most of the victims were killed by gas chambers and then burned but they were also killed in other horrible ways.

second book's setting

The setting of this novel,when my name was keoko, is important because of all the things that happen in it. The story would be totally different if the of the period of time and location was changed. The setting was what interested me the most. Because of its unusual setting, and unusual point of view, the writer was able to attract many readers. The Japanese, during the end of WW2, were going through a very hard time to get back to the mainland. Many of us think that it was Korea that only suffered, but Japanese people had suffered as well. This book shows us what the Japanese had gone through when in korea. It seems interesing to me that the japanese had watned to come to korea in the first place. Why wouldnt they stay in their own country? Yet, because of the setting, the character goes through many series of events that make up the whole story. It would honestly have been pointless if this story took place in Japan. The setting had played a huge role in this book. It had showed us what it was like for other people, and made me think of the other point of view, like the other half to the story. You cant know everything by listening to only one person, you have to listen to other people as well, and hear their situation. In conclusion, i think that the setting can create a huge effect on the story. Sometimes the whole story might be about the setting, as it was for this.