Journal of a Nazi

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Journal of a Nazi Ever since they brought us here, it was clear that it wouldn't be a pleasant place to be. Ever since they took over, life's been a nightmare. We were packed into freight cars like animals. With no food, water, or privacy at all. I've been here for almost a year now. All my friends that I've made have died, or are struggling to survive. I don't know if I can take much more here. I don't have such a bad job among the others. They make me do construction type jobs so they can house more of us. It's not so bad considering others have jobs like cleaning up the corpses of the people who die daily. Corporal Kedem is in charge of us while we're on duty. He's cruel, just yesterday he had a man executed because he complained that he was thirsty. He doesn't like me much; I always give him a hard time. I'm surprised he hasn't had me executed yet. Right now we're working on a few more bunkers that will house twenty thousand more of us. I feel guilty for being involved in the building of this place because the people who are brought here will have to go through what I and the others have. I don't know if I should protest against the building of this place or not. I don't think the others would follow me. They're afraid of being put to death. Even though eventually they'll be killed when there's not enough room left for them, and the new people come.

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