NIGHT FATHER
... Carl Friedman illustrates this in Nightfather, a record of her father’s experiences in concentration camp, and her family’s struggle to deal with it in Holland during the 1960’s. ... The effects camp had on Ephraim’s mental state after camp prevented him from being the father that most kids have as well as changing his life from anything but normal. Instead of being a father who tells stories of the good old days to his children, Ephraim tells dreadful stories of camp. ... The only activities the children have with their father are visiting him at the sanitarium or listening to his awful stories of camp. ... For instance, he is found scrambling for roll call in the middle of the night in the comfort of his own home. ... The children’s lives are different because of their experience with their father.