Journal Entry #7

Journal Entry #7
Chapter 7 : A Good Day

The sun is vital to all living organisms in the Earth. The sun gives light, energy, and most importantly, hope. The sun is a symbol of a new start, hope, and an anticipation for a better tomorrow. Many people in Auschwitz find hope and happiness in the sun because it represents their better life before they came to Auschwitz. Everything has changed since they arrived in Auschwitz, but there is one thing that didn't change at all, which is the sun. People smile and reminisce gazing at the sun, but there is something ironic about this. As stated above, the sun is a symbol of a new start, and an anticipation of a better tomorrow when night comes. The prisoners, however, seem to travel back in time to the better days while looking at the sun.
"Today is a good day. We look around like blind people who have recovered their sight, and we look at each other. We have never seen each other in sunlight : someone smiles."(73)
This quote shows that the prisoners felt alive underneath the sun, and for once, they were able to look at a brightside of each other underneath the sun's magnificent radience. To us, the sun may be just something bright that lightens our day, but the sun to them was a symbol of bright memories.