Topic 1

Daniel says the whole human race is a failure - why? Do you agree or disagree? Why does Erika disagree so wholeheartedly? What does Erika say they should do instead? How does she propose they do that? Do you agree or disagree?

Topic 2

There are people who say the world should never forget the atrocities of the holocaust, this book is helping to keep those memories alive. Why should this time in world history never be forgotten?

Topic 3

Why does Erika say, "You must choose love. Always choose love"?

Topic 4

Where is the hope? Upon arrival at Auschwitz when people are separated from families, then selected for death or work, then stripped and shaved and beaten with no humanity or dignity left to them, where is the hope? Can you imagine those circumstances and how you would feel/react?

Topic 5

On his way in an open...