Analysis on "The Hiding Place" Trying to forgive your enemy is like trying to see in the dark, it is nearly impossible. In Corrie Ten Boom's book, The Hiding Place, forgiving her enemies was hard, but her faith in God made it possible. At the very beginning of the book, Corrie Ten Boom introduces the theme of faith by telling about her family and their strong Christian beliefs. She tells about her father, Casper. She explains that he would read the Bible and pray with Corrie and her family twice a day. Corrie's father also loved and respected the Jewish. Along with her father, the author mentions Betsie, her sister. Betsie took care of their home in Haarlem, Holland. In 1940, the Nazis invaded Holland, and World War II began. Due to the Ten Boom's strong Christian beliefs, they felt obligated to help their Jewish friends in every way possible. Their home soon became the center for a major anti-Nazi operation. In order to help her friends, Corrie had to do some sinful things like lie and bribe. Corrie sacrificed her own safety.nd part of her bedroom that became a secret room that was a hiding place for the Jews to have constant safety. The author later tells us that her entire family gets arrested by the Nazis, but the hidden Jews remained safe. Corrie and Betsie were sent to various concentration camps where the conditions were cruel. In every camp, the sisters used a hidden Bible to spread the word of God. Corrie was amazed by Betsie's faith through the ungodly conditions. Corrie found it hard to look to Heaven, but Betsie showed a universal love for everyone including the Nazis. Betsie yearned to show them the love of Christ, but died before the war was over. Before Betsie died, she revealed three visions to Corrie. After Corrie was released from the concentration camp due to a clerical error, she spends the rest of her life fulfilling Betsie's visions. First, she transforms the mansion that was given to her into a rehabilitation center where she teaches victims of the war to forgive and love their enemies. Next, Corrie turns a former Nazi concentration camp into a home for the healing of Germans. Finally, she travels the world telling audiences that Jesus became the victor in the concentration camps. The Ten Boom family's trust and love for Jesus was evident throughout the book not only in their words but also in their actions. Corrie's faith in God never failed her. Her message is that of Jesus: To forgive one's enemy is to free the prisoner, you.