Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Maustrap.

I thought the image with the door on page 71 was really disturbing. Not so much about the actual door, but what happened behind the door. The caption reads "the biggest pile of bodies lay right next to the door where they tried to get out". I just couldn't imagine what those people were thinking within those 3-30 minutes, knowing what was going to happen, trying to do everything they could to escape. But there was no way they could escape, no matter how hard they tried. They were caught in a mousetrap and couldn't do anything about it. Imagining the guards outside having to listen to the screams of the people blows my mind too. If they enjoyed it or if they felt guilty, depending on their personality. Also, the fact that there is a window, they can see the outside, but they can't get out. So close, but so far away. UGH aslfjasdlfjasdlf. Crazy. Words can't describe.