5/4/3/2/1 The Lost Childhood

5 Comments
-The war that is soon to begin is World War II.
-Hitler invaded Austria in 1938.
-There was warlike music playing during the war.
-The Russians and Germans work together.
-The boy overestimates his father all the time.

4 Questions
-Why did the kids joke about the sign "Strong, United, and Ready"?
-why didnt the family prepare for the war?
-Did the father get hurt during WWII?
-Did any of the horses get killed while bringing the people away from the war?

3 Vocab Words
-benign
-perennial
-permissiveness

2 Literary Terms
-text to self: My parents use to speak Spanish when they didnt want me to understand.
-foreshadow: after the war they will all be poor.

1 Overview
- I think that running away in horses during a war is not safe, but when it is one of the only ways to escape, go for it.