1. Describe: Each person was
given one pair of shoes, but
Mandelbaum had a shoe
that was too small to fit. He
had to hold it all day , and
Describe: Mandelbaum's everyday hoping he could
pants are way too big, find another person so he
so he has to hold them could switch shoes.
up. It says that his pants
are big enough to fit 2
people.
Expand: Here it shows that all
his hands are full with things to
hold. He never has any free
hands to do anything else. This
shows that in Auschwitz,
everything that you have is
Explain: His right shoe really important. If you lose
is really big like a something, it'll be harder for
boat, and it didn't fit you to survive.
really well, but atleast
Expand+Describe: Since one of
he could walk with it.
Mandelbaum's shoes couldn't
This also shows that
fit, he had to walk barefoot.
it's really hard to get
When he asked the guards for
what you want.
another shoe that fit, they beat
him. This relates to the rest of
the book, because all through
the book , if anyone asked for
more than they got, they would
get beaten. It also shows that in
Auschwitz, you are rarely
satisfied with what you have.