SETTING

An important setting in this novel is Auschwitz concentration camp. It is also crucial to understand that the events of this novel take place during the 1940’s. At this point in time World War Two has broken out and it is the height of the Holocaust.

Auschwitz is in Poland, not far from the German border. It is a cold and desolate place which was used during World War Two to hold and murder millions of Jewish prisoners.

IMPORTANCE

The setting is important as it is crucial in helping readers understand the terrible conditions Jewish prisoners endured during WWII. It also helps in educating readers of the horrors of the Holocaust and in making sure that such an event does not happen again.