Question

Which best describes the impact of Gelissen’s first-person account of her experiences in Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz?
A-It educates the reader on the historical sequence of events.
B-It causes the reader to question the truthfulness of the text.
C-It helps the reader to better understand the author’s pain and fear.
D-It distracts the reader from the narrative development of the story.

Answer 1

C might be the best answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is C.It helps the reader to better understand the author’s pain and fear.

Explanation:

In writing, the use of first-person occurs as the events described are told by a character or person who experiences them by using "I" or "we" and including all the feelings, points of view and perspectives of this person. This affects the text, because in this way the feelings and experiences are emphasized especially when these experiences have been too positive or on the opposite too negative. This is the case of Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz because this text is told by Rena Kornreich Gelissen and in this she describes her experience in a concentration camp as she tried to survive and find her family and therefore in this, the use of the first-person makes the reader understand the harsh conditions and situation and especially the author's pain and fear during this negative experience.