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Why is it important to remember and tell stories of conflict and adversity? 

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Why is it important to remember and tell stories of conflict and adversity? 

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How can learning about multiple viewpoints and perspectives help others face and overcome adversity? 

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How can learning about multiple viewpoints and perspectives help others face and overcome adversity? 

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"There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must err and wish to enter the orchard through a gate other than his own" (5). This quote stands out to me because it expresses how to get out of his comfort zone in order to find the truth he wants to know. These two sentences of evidence specify how some people may look at life and which path to go down in order to have the best result.

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"Without passion or haste, they shot their prisoners, who were forced to approach the trench one by one and offer their necks. Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns" (6). I wonder what childhood and obstacle courses they had to overcome in life for someone to be able to do something like this to innocent people.

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Questions about a characters motivation 

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Questions about a characters motivation 

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"Germany would be defeated. It was only a matter of time, months, or weeks, perhaps" (8). He had no motivation whatsoever at this point, he knew that there was nothing anyone could do to stop this from happening. Similarly, the Jews didn't have anymore strength to fight back after awhile of being there.

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Quote that shows a possible theme and explanation 

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Quote that shows a possible theme and explanation 

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"But we never ate enough to satisfy our hunger. Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow. Tomorrow could be worse yet" (23). In other words, in the face of adversity just know that it can always be worse and sometimes it will always gets worse before anything gets better. Furthermore, they ate just enough to stay alive and function.

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Quote that shows a different perspective than the main character 

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Quote that shows a different perspective than the main character 

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She was howling, pointing through the window: "Look! Look at this fire! This terrible fire! Have mercy on me (25). This could illustrate the fact that she can see the crematorium that the bodies are getting burned in or it is another message about the camp and what happens there.

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My reaction to a authors style and word choice 

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My reaction to a authors style and word choice 

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"Strange-looking creatures, dressed in striped jackets and black pants, jumped into the wagon" (28). In this particular sentence, he was talking about the Jews that have been there for awhile and have been shaved, starved, and deprived of their own clothes while given prison wear.

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He was a poor, disliked mentor, and his father wanted him to be successful because he owned a store.

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He was deported because he was a foreign Jew, they had to dig the trenches, shocked in the back of the head, leg injuries, and he went to Sighet to warn the rest of the Jews.

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They didn't believe him and didn't understand why he wanted everyone (Jews) to believe him.

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Germans arrived in Hungary, they didn't think that they would come that far.

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How did Elie and the other Jews lose their rights? 

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How did Elie and the other Jews lose their rights? 

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They were moved into two ghettos with different people, forced to stay inside, had a curfew, and were constantly surrounded by guards.

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Why and how did they stay so optimistic? What truths did they ignore? 

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Why and how did they stay so optimistic? What truths did they ignore? 

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They ignored Moishes story warning, they knew the Final Solution and denied it, radio broadcast, and the person from the meeting.

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Him and his family was on the last train, crowded with 80 people, and had two loaves of bread and one pail of water.

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What does it mean 'our eyes were opened too late'? 

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What does it mean 'our eyes were opened too late'? 

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This means that by the time they figured out what was happening and that Moishe was telling the truth they couldn't do anything about it; it was too late to save themselves.

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What was foreshadowed by Mrs. Shachter's vision? 

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What was foreshadowed by Mrs. Shachter's vision? 

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Whenever she kept screaming that she saw fire it was foreshadowing the giant cloud of black smoke coming from a building that they burned the bodies in as soon as they got to the camp.

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What did some of the passengers do to quiet Mrs. Shachter? What would you have done? 

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What did some of the passengers do to quiet Mrs. Shachter? What would you have done? 

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Some of the passengers tied her up and gagged her so that she passes out and stops screaming. I would've tried to talk to her about what she was seeing and if it didn't work I would handle things the way everyone else did because of how crowded they were.

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The first time the train stopped they stopped at Auschwitz and the second time they stopped they stopped at Birkenau.

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Theme: loss of faith compassion towards others
Character: changes
Conflicts: reaction, outcome knowledge gained
Style: never..., word choices, tone, mood

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"The word "chimney" here was not an abstraction; it floated in the air, mingled with the smoke. It was, perhaps, the only word that had a real meaning in this place" (39). In other words, Elie was expressing the fact that the first thing anyone saw once they arrived to a camp was the dark smoke filling the sky. After that moment, fear struck in all of the prisoners that they would be the reason that there would be smoke in the air the next day.

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Quote that shows a character trait and explanation 

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Quote that shows a character trait and explanation 

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"The man in charge was waiting. He was a young Pole, who was smiling at us. He began to talk to us and, despite our weariness, we listened attentively" (41). In other words some of the people in charge were actually nice to the Jews and wanted them to survive. Furthermore, even though the Jews have been through so much, they still listen to the few people who still have hope in them and their survival plan.

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"The only thing that keeps me alive," he kept saying, "is to know that Reizel and the little ones are still alive. Were it not for them, I would give up" (45). I wonder what he would've done if Elie told him the truth and that he hasn't heard from them in a while. Would he have gave up, killed himself, did his job poorly and didn't listen to the guard and get others in trouble and possibly executed, or would he have just dealt with the pain of knowing he will never see his family again.

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When questioned by the S.S. officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation? 

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When questioned by the S.S. officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation? 

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He lied about his age to save himself so that he wouldn't get experimented on or sent to the crematorium.

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What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved? 

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What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved? 

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The babies were boring thrown into the fire.

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Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever." 

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Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever." 

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After seeing the flames, his faith vanished.

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He witnessed his father get slapped and didn't even flinch or stick up for him.

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What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?

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What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?

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He thought it was better than where he was before.

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What was Bela Katz forced to do after he was chosen for his strength? 

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What was Bela Katz forced to do after he was chosen for his strength? 

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He was forced to drag bodies into the crematorium and had to put his dad in and burned him.

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What formalities did the prisoners have to go through at the entrance to the camps? 

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What formalities did the prisoners have to go through at the entrance to the camps? 

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They had to be disinfected, took a hot shower, and forced to stand.

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What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?

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What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?

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They were tattooed with numbers and forced to forget their names.

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Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position? 

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Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position? 

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He was too humane, nice, and gave him advice (not to give up, to eat all of his food, don't lose faith).

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What were the prisoners' rations at each meal?

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What were the prisoners' rations at each meal?

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Breakfast- black coffee
Lunch- soup
Dinner- bread

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What is the irony of the gate that says Arbeit Mach Frei?

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What is the irony of the gate that says Arbeit Mach Frei?

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It is ironic because they are prisoners and nothing can set you free. They only survived because the Germans lost the war.

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He was sent to his third concentration camp (Buna).

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Quote that shows a character trait and explanation

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Quote that shows a character trait and explanation

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"He was a stocky man with big shoulders, the neck of a bull, thick lips, and curly hair. He gave an impression of kindness. From time to time, a smile would linger in his gray-blue eyes" (47). The person that Elie is describing in these specific words is the head of the camp that he was currently at, Buna. Even though this man seemed intimidating, Elie saw some positivity in him and decided to not be so judgmental from where they were.

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"I no longer felt anything except the lashes of the whip" (57). "It was over. I had not realize it, but I had fainted. I came to when they doused me with cold water" (58). I was not shocked by this horrendous event that happened because of the misery and gloom they have to live through and survive everyday. Furthermore, I was awoken by this because even though there are terrible things happening at these camps everyday, he did not deserve this beating of 25 just because he stumbled across something he shouldn't have accidentally.

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Question that starts with I wonder... and continue 

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Question that starts with I wonder... and continue 

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"To hang a child in front of thousands of onlookers was not a small matter" "This time, the Lagerkapo refused to act as executioner" (64). I wonder if there was any punishments put into place to this executioner that refused to hang the little boy. But, the lack of humanity in these guards to able to hang all these people especially the little boy without hesitation is unbelievable.

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What were the objectives of the medical examinations? 

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What were the objectives of the medical examinations? 

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They need the healthy people to do, use dentists to look for gold crowns.

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Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven? 

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Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven? 

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Beethoven was Jewish.

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Describe one of Idek's bouts of madness. 

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Describe one of Idek's bouts of madness. 

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Elie's father didn't know how to march correctly. Elie was beaten for seeing something he shouldn't have and laughed.

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How did Elie intially avoid losing his gold crown? 

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How did Elie intially avoid losing his gold crown? 

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He told the dentist that he didn't feel good multiple times. Another dentists took his crown eventually and he got nothing in return.

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Whom did Elie meet years later on the Paris metro?

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Whom did Elie meet years later on the Paris metro?

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He met the French lady who helped him when he was beaten. She's Jewish but passed as an Aryan and pretended to not know Jewish language.

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Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons./ During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from others?

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Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons./ During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from others?

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They were all jealous because the man was brave enough to go up to the cauldron to get more soup and he was shot. There was an air raid and people came for food but were all hung. They were forced to watch a young boy suffer because he wasn't heavy enough to be hung quickly.

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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 grave" (67). Elie began to question his faith in God because of all of the terrible actions that were happening to all of the people. He was questioning God of everything that was happening at the camps and deciding whether he should blame him or not.

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"The race seemed endless; I felt as though I had been running for years . . . You are too skinny, you are too weak . . . At last I arrived. Exhausted" (72). In other words, Elie had to run to prove that he was strong enough to survive instead of being sentenced to the flames. I was happy that he made it through testing but I was disappointed in the fact that they even had to do this in the first place.

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"The bell regulated everything. It gave me orders and I executed them blindly. I hated that bell. Whenever I happened to dream of a better world, I imagined a universe without a bell" (73). The bell is symbolism for how their lives are scheduled and divided into different parts of their day for what they need to do. He imagines a life without the bell and how much better his everyday life would be if he didn't have to hear the bell whenever he was doing something.

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"I had difficulty breathing. I dug my nails into unknown faces. I was biting my way through, searching for air. No one cried out" (93). In other words he was trapped under a pile of corpses that no one could help him with. Furthermore, Elie was starting to panic because he felt more and more weight collapse onto him by the second and he felt helpless because he couldn't get out.

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"We were nothing but frozen bodies. Our eyes closed, we merely waited for the next stop, to unload our dead" (100). In similar, there was all becoming frozen and people were dying left and right. They decided to make slight movements to prevent them from freezing. They were fed but Elie had no more energy to fight off the violent men that were all starving.

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"All boundaries had been crossed. Nobody had any strength left. And the night seemed endless" (103). Elie's describes the pure misery they were in during the cold winter nights with wounded cries and soaked blankets. In other words people were dying because they were already weak enough and the cold just finished them off for good while the others suffered from the crowdedness of the live and dead bodies surrounding them.

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"I pointed to the corpses around him; they had wanted to rest here" "I howled into the wind: "They're dead! They will never wake up! Never! Do you understand" (105). In other words, Elie's father laid down to rest next to people "resting" but Elie had enough of his father giving up and screamed at him that they were dead and that he needed to get up. Elie was so upset with his father because they made it this far staying alive and his father wanted to give up because of how weak he was becoming and didn't want to be miserable anymore.

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"Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions. That's all we thought about. No one thought of revenge, or our parents. Only of bread" (115). All in all, Elie and all of the other prisoners were free and instead of attacking the guards who kept them there, they raided the food until they weren't hungry anymore. Furthermore, they were so distracted from the hunger that they knew it wasn't worth it to attack them and lower themselves to their level to get revenge.