Part I of Ruth Minsky Sender's The Cage explores the experiences Riva and her siblings have while living in the ghetto. Part II of the personal memoir will unveil her horrors in the camps.
What portion of Part I stood out to you in your reading? Provide a page number and short analysis of the excerpt.
Page 90
In Part 1, the part that stood out to me the most was the part when Riva's brother was dying. Her brother, Laibele had been fighting his disease, and his time was done. He could not fight any longer, and it showed the bond between sister and brother. Riva was crying because he was dying, and there was nothing she could do about it. She held him in her arms as his time was fading away, but she had to let go to let him know he could die peacefully.
Another thing about this part was that, she was screaming for him to keep fighting and letting go. In the beginning she told him not to give up, but then she realized it would be easier for him to die if he could go peacefully. " 'Riva, you are sinning. You are not letting him die in peace. You are calling him back, again and again. This is a great sin you are committing. Let him go, darling. Maybe he will be better off than we are' "(Sender 90). Riva realized that she needed to let him go to put him out of his pain. This was a very emotional part of the book and it showed her growing up as a person. She handled the situation like a mature adult would.
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