If I Should Die Before I Wake
Well, I read a couple more chapters and this book just got more confusing. As soon as chapter two starts, Hilary switches to Chana. I still can't tell if it's just a dream or not, but I think the old Jewish lady might have something to do with it. You know, like in Freaky Friday, where the old lady gives them the mother and daughter fortune cookies and they switch bodies? I think the Jewish lady has some kind of weird power. I'm kind of glad she does though, because Hilary needs to see what is happening to the Jews and that they're just innocent people. I don't think she realizes how much pain and despair the Nazis are causing and she definitely needs a wake up call.
When Hilary ends up in Chana's body, she is almost instantly put to work scrubbing floors. She has to use her new tights, and most women there have to use their own underwear to mop the floors. After lots of painful hours, Hilary/Chana can go, but only to find her father hanging by a tree, with Nazis threatening to shoot him because he is too old to work hard. Chana goes and does his work for him, but when she pauses for a split second, her father is shot. Then, Hilary is transported back and finds herself back in the hospital, screaming. She thinks it was all just a dream, but I think somehow, she is actually changing bodies. This is only the beginning of the switching bodies, or dreams of whatever. I kind of hope she goes through more painful things, to really experience what Jews do.
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