Wednesday, July 9, 2008

In The Hiding Place, where is the climax in the story?

In The Hiding Place, Corrie is separated from all of her family except her sister Betsie. The two of them are sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp and are able to be together throughout most of the experience. Corrie tries to protect Betsie, who has always been sickly. She has trouble doing the required work in the camp, and Corrie is not able to save her from all of it or from the abuse of the guards.


The climax of the story comes when Betsie dies, having grown too weak to fight off the disease that was rampant in the camp. Corrie is able to view her body before it is disposed of. After that, Corrie is on her own. She tries to carry on Betsie’s strength and faith to the other women in the camp. Soon after, Corrie is released from the camp.

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