Summary

Daniel has a picture of a smiling American soldier. They spend the night in the hospital where Father gets his bullet wound cleaned and they eat sparingly. He goes along with Father's suggestion to eat only a little of the rich food. The next morning, the realization of freedom hits Daniel hard, and he yells for pure joy, hugging those around him. He leaves father briefly and walks out of the camp through the gates. Then he gets his camera and takes pictures of everything, not only the smiling American soldiers who bring them food, but also the walking skeletons who will not survive even though they are now free. His goal is to return to Lodz and try to find Rosa. They also wanted to find Erika and Friedrich. On the trip to Lodz they stop in a small Polish town where Daniel and Peter...