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Event #1 Moishe returns to Sighet to tell the Jews about what he experienced, but no one believes him

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Event #1 Moishe returns to Sighet to tell the Jews about what he experienced, but no one believes him

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"I wanted to return to Sighet to describe to you my death so that you might ready yourselves while there is still time. Life? I no longer care to live. I am alone. But I wanted to come back to warn you. Only no one is listening to me...." (Wiesel pg.7)

In this quote Moishe is trying to warn the Jews about the nazis but no one would believe him.

The Jew did not believe Moishe because he was poor, foreign, and already strange in their eyes and they felt that he was trying to gain pity. They also refuse to believe him because they couldn't imagine the horrors he described, these things seemed unimaginable to them.

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Event #3 Elie and his family arrive at Auschwitz

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Event #3 Elie and his family arrive at Auschwitz

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“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.” (Wiesel pg.34)

In this quote, Elie's faith and spirit were destroyed after witnessing how the Nazis dehumanized the people in the camp.

This is significant because it shows how conditions in concentration camps were terrible, causing serious physical and mental harm to Eliezer and the people held there. This shows the harsh realities that prisoners faced and the long-term effects on their health and well-being. The systematic dehumanization and suffering they endured remind us of the depths of human cruelty and its severe consequences.

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Event #4 Elie is forced to watch a boy dying

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Event #4 Elie is forced to watch a boy dying

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“Then came the march past the victims. The two men were no longer alive. Their tongues were hanging out, swollen and bluish. But the third rope was still moving: the child, too light, was still breathing...
And so he remained for more than half an hour, lingering between life and death, writhing before our eyes.
And we were forced to look at him at close range. He was still alive when I passed him. His tongue was still red, his eyes not yet extinguished.

Behind me, I heard the same man asking:
"For God's sake, where is God?"
And from within me, I heard a voice answer:
"Where He is? This is where--hanging here from this gallows..." (Wiesel pg. 64-65)

In this quote Eli is being forced to watch the hanging of the young boy and two other men.

This horrific event marks a significant loss of innocence for Elie. The hanging of the young Pipel symbolizes the death of God because, as the child suffered, unable to die due to his light weight, Elie concluded that God must be dead if He would permit such an atrocity to occur.

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Event #5 Elie starts losing faith in God

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Event #5 Elie starts losing faith in God

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“Blessed be God's name? Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves? Because he kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days? Because in His great might, He had created Auschwitz, Birkenau, Buna, and so many other factories of death? How could I say to Him: Blessed be Thou, Almighty, Master of the Universe, who chose us among all nations to be tortured day and night, to watch as our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, end up in the furnaces? Praised be Thy Holy Name, for having chosen us to be slaughtered on Thine altar?”

In this quote Elie is beginning to lose faith in God seeing all that's happening in the camps.

During the religious holidays, Elie symbolically rebelled against God by refusing to fast to fast on Yom Kippur. Eliezer's loss of faith signifies a betrayal not only of God but also of his fellow humans. Wiesel suggests that life without some form of faith or hope is empty. However, even if Eliezer and his fellow Jews reject God, They cannot completely erase Him, from their consciousness.

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Event #6 Elie vows to never be like the Rabbi's son and to never leave his father 

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Event #6 Elie vows to never be like the Rabbi's son and to never leave his father 

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"Oh God master of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahu's son has done." (Wiesel pg.91)

In this quote Elie vows to never be like the Rabbi's son who had left his father to increase his survival chances in the camp.

This is important because it clearly shows the extreme actions people took in concentration camps, highlighting the deep suffering and desperation they faced during that terrible time. It also highlights Eliezer's strong commitment to his father. He stays loyal even when he constantly faces death. This bond gives Eliezer strength and emphasizes the strong connection between family amidst the chaos and despair around them.

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Event #7 The German civilians throw bread into the trains

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Event #7 The German civilians throw bread into the trains

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""Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me … You're killing

your father… I have bread…for you too … for you too… "

He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He

wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on

him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and

began to devour it. He didn't get far. Two men had been watching him. They jumped him. Others joined in. When they withdrew,

there were two dead bodies next to me, the father and the son.

I was sixteen." (Wiesel pg.101-102)

In this quote German civilians throw bread into the train of the prisoners to watch them fight over it.

This moment shows that

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Event #8 Eliezer begins to feel burdened by his father

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Event #8 Eliezer begins to feel burdened by his father

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"WHEN I WOKE UP, it was daylight. That is when I remembered

that I had a father. During the alert, I had followed the mob, not

taking care of him. I knew he was running out of strength, close to

death, and yet I had abandoned him.

I went to look for him.

Yet at the same time a thought crept into my mind: If only

I didn't find him! If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I

could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care

only of myself…Instantly, I felt ashamed, ashamed of myself

forever." (Wiesel pg.106)

In this quote Eliezer had woken up from a nap and realized that his father was missing, when he went to go look for him he had a thought that if he didn't find his father he would have had more chance of survival but he instantly regretted it.

This moment highlights the theme of family loyalty and responsibility. Eliezer faces a tough choice when he thinks about leaving his father. Despite his strong temptation to go, he feels a deep obligation to take care of him.

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Event #9 Eliezer starts feeling apathetic since his fathers death  

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Event #9 Eliezer starts feeling apathetic since his fathers death  

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"I REMAINED IN BUCHENWALD until April 11. I shall not describe my life during that period. It no longer mattered. Since

my father's death, nothing mattered to me anymore." ( Wiesel pg.113)

In this quote it had been 72 days since his father's death, he didn't feel any emotion anymore.

This event is significant because since his father's death, he has lost hope and faith. His only desire now is to eat.

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" We had forgotten Mrs. Schächter's existence. Suddenly there was a terrible scream: "Jews, look! Look at the fire! Look at the flames!" And as the train stopped, this time we saw flames rising from a tall chimney into a black sky.

Mrs. Schächter had fallen silent on her own. Mute again, indifferent, absent, she had returned to her corner.

We stared at the flames in the darkness. A wretched stench

floated in the air. Abruptly, our doors opened. Strange-looking

creatures, dressed in striped jackets and black pants, jumped into

the wagon. Holding flashlights and sticks, they began to strike at

us left and right, shouting:

"Everybody out! Leave everything inside. Hurry up!"

We jumped out. I glanced at Mrs. Schächter. Her little boy

was still holding her hand.

In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning

flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In

Birkenau." ( Wiesel pg.28)

In this quote as the Jews traveled on the train toward Birkenau, they witnessed ominous flames billowing from a chimney, a harrowing sight that foreshadowed the horrors awaiting them.

This moment is significant because it marks Eliezer's arrival at Birkenau, a turning point that initiates his distressing journey through the concentration camps.