Downey 1
Desiree Downey
King
College 1010
January 7, 2015
The Unlucky, Lucky Child.
Thomas Buergenthal’s recollection of his young life in his book “A Lucky Child: A
Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy” is enough to make even the most solemn of
person shutter. In his book, Buergenthal demonstrates how the kindness of others, even in the
darkest of times can help those in need.
To begin, Thomas starts out his memoir by depicting one of his most major transports;
the Auschwitz death transport…
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