Cynthia Ozick - April 17, 1928
As I’ve mentioned countless times in other posts, I wish to use this journal/blog as a record for my thoughts upon reflection of my past and then my future life.
Instruction – a guide, a tool for introspection.
The Shawl – is the first in this series that almost made me cry.
The reaction I had to this story was brought out by the skilled writing that Ozick is known for.
It’s a wonderfully written story – if “wonderful” could be used to describe Holocaust literature.
I suppose that this story was a reminder to me of the evil that exists in all of us.
I like to default to the thought that people are generally good, but after reading this, my setting gets pushed back a bit.
I have no doubt that Nazi’s threw children into electrified fences. I have no doubt that they did far worse things to children. I’ve seen movies, documentaries of the atrocities...with the knowledge that similar atrocities are still occurring today and will continue – forever.
So, the lesson?
Evil exists and will continue.
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