Jaynee Claire Hill
Ms. Gourd
Pre-AP 10th ELA
March 27, 2018 The Hiding Place Scary. Life-Changing. Impactful. In The Hiding Place, Jewish culture was represented tremendously. The Hiding Place is a true story written by Corrie Ten Boom. Corrie was born April 15, 1892. She was the youngest child of two sisters Nollie and Betsie and one brother Willem. She had to train to be a watchmaker in Holland and was the first woman to do this also. Her father, Casper Ten Boom, was born in 1859. He then met the love of his life in sunday school, Cornelia JoHanna Arnolda Luintiga. They end up getting married in 1884. This book has 239 pages. This book is about this family who is living through the invasion of Holland by the Nazies. Corrie Ten Boom’s job ended up having to hide Jews in the top of her house to get away from the Nazies. …show more content…
Corrie Ten Boom would be considered a Caregiver because of the things she did. “Still shivering with that cold, I followed Nollie up to our room and crept into bed beside her.” (Boom, Page 29) Because Corrie Ten Boom was the youngest, it was her responsibility to take care of the ill. She was the one who had to give Nollie all the medicine she needed when she was sick. Corrie Ten Boom would also be known as a “Guard”. “It stood where I had shoved it in my panic: directly in front of the secret panel.” (Boom, Page 128) She had to guard the secret panel so the others did not get caught either. She had made a “Prison Bag” for if she gets caught she would have stuff. Where the bag was, it was right in front of the secret room. Corrie Ten Boom could not risk it so she left it behind. “Jesus I cannot forgive them. Give me Your Forgiveness.” (Corrie Ten Boom, Page 238.) Corrie Ten Boom was a very spiritual person. This was just how she was raised. When the Germans did all of this torture to her, she turned to the Lord to ask him for forgiveness for what they did to
Ms. Gourd
Pre-AP 10th ELA
March 27, 2018 The Hiding Place Scary. Life-Changing. Impactful. In The Hiding Place, Jewish culture was represented tremendously. The Hiding Place is a true story written by Corrie Ten Boom. Corrie was born April 15, 1892. She was the youngest child of two sisters Nollie and Betsie and one brother Willem. She had to train to be a watchmaker in Holland and was the first woman to do this also. Her father, Casper Ten Boom, was born in 1859. He then met the love of his life in sunday school, Cornelia JoHanna Arnolda Luintiga. They end up getting married in 1884. This book has 239 pages. This book is about this family who is living through the invasion of Holland by the Nazies. Corrie Ten Boom’s job ended up having to hide Jews in the top of her house to get away from the Nazies. …show more content…
Corrie Ten Boom would be considered a Caregiver because of the things she did. “Still shivering with that cold, I followed Nollie up to our room and crept into bed beside her.” (Boom, Page 29) Because Corrie Ten Boom was the youngest, it was her responsibility to take care of the ill. She was the one who had to give Nollie all the medicine she needed when she was sick. Corrie Ten Boom would also be known as a “Guard”. “It stood where I had shoved it in my panic: directly in front of the secret panel.” (Boom, Page 128) She had to guard the secret panel so the others did not get caught either. She had made a “Prison Bag” for if she gets caught she would have stuff. Where the bag was, it was right in front of the secret room. Corrie Ten Boom could not risk it so she left it behind. “Jesus I cannot forgive them. Give me Your Forgiveness.” (Corrie Ten Boom, Page 238.) Corrie Ten Boom was a very spiritual person. This was just how she was raised. When the Germans did all of this torture to her, she turned to the Lord to ask him for forgiveness for what they did to