Analysis Of Ruta Sepety's Between Shades Of Gray

Taken in her nightgown, Lina Vilkas, a young and innocent 15 year old girl, was abducted from her home, along with her mother and brother. In the book, Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepety’s, her and her family were forced out of their home and taken by the Soviets during the Holocaust and sent to prison camps where they were forced to work like slaves, along with many others. All Lina wants is to see her father, who was also taken earlier, and reunite their family. Suffering for months at a time with little food and water, Lina and her family realize how careless the Soviets are. Along with how they have no escape from the horror they are experiencing in addition to what is yet to come. After many people have been treated poorly and forced into harsh situations
Arriving, everyone was told to take all of their clothes to take a shower with a limited time. Lina was slapped by a soviet and screamed at like she was a dog. Being treated like she was worthless and nothing. Put to work, Lina and her family only getting little portions of food to survive each day but only if they complete their work they were ordered. While working like they were ordered one day, to dig holes, a soviet came and told them to get in the holes that they dug, the soviet barking orders shot into the holes but didn’t seem to shoot them actually. Ordered to get out Lina and her mother got out and got their portion of food for the day. Her mother, always positive never seemed to be down. Trying to set good examples to the young kids trying to show them that they would get through this and they would go home but everyone knew they would never escape or be free from this. Being forced to work like slaves many people had gotten sick and ill, thinking that everything was over that they would never go home, back to their normal loving families and lives. Everyone became very