https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q Elie Wiesel en-us 2021-12-03 16:07:44 UTC 2021-12-16 05:44:54 UTC hello@padlet.com jamesbehnke https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951036182 The train ride was really bad for the Jewish people because they were being starved more than they were at the camps. They had to use snow as their main source of food and water. “We lived on snow, it took the place of bread” (pg118) This is all they had in these hard times and they made it work. Sadly a lot of people perished due to the rough times. The book states “A worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs.” (pg118) here we see that these people were in such bad conditions that they’d fight one another for just crumbs of bread. No one there to help them, just survival.]]> 2021-12-16 05:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951036182 jamesbehnke https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951044158 Faith plays a massive role in this book. Once one loses faith during the holocaust, it’s all over. During this time in the book, it was rare to find trust in anyone. Meir Katz is someone Shlomo talks to and got to know. He is slowly getting worse and getting closer to death. He is going to give in and Shlomo says “Don’t give in! … You must resist! Don’t lose faith in yourself!” (pg120) He does this to try and an attempt to rebuild Meirs faith so he doesn’t give up and die. Meir was one of the stronger men alive, if he died what did that mean for everyone else? If he couldn’t make it, then who could?]]> 2021-12-16 05:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951044158 jamesbehnke https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951045891 Ellie’s father was his only motivation during his hard times. This is proven and shown whenever Ellie thinks his father passed away. It says “Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.” (Pg117) Ellie almost dies multiple times but he keeps fighting. The book says later on “ I threw myself on his body. He was cold. I slapped him. I rubbed his hands, crying”  This was his attempt to wake his father, he thought he was dead. He knows his father is the only one that cares for him, he’s been through so much with him he can’t stand to lose him.]]> 2021-12-16 05:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951045891 jamesbehnke https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951050175 The big scary threats were either being selected and shot or cremated. A lot of bravery was shown “If one of us stopped, a quick shot eliminated the filthy dog” (pg103) This shows how much pressure and stress was on Ellie during this time of running. If it wasn’t for his dad he would’ve died. This shows how bad dehumanization was and how much it had gotten into his head. He considers himself and the other jews filthy dogs. His foot was still wounded, it was worse than freezing. Without his dad he would’ve given up.]]> 2021-12-16 05:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951050175 jamesbehnke https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951053756 A certain part of the book I find really disturbing and sad is when the old man is trying to fend for himself and his son. It says “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” (pg119) He was not selfish, he was worried and concerned for his son. He died and no one could’ve cared less, even his own son. “His son searched him, took the crust
of bread, and began to devour it.” (pg119) The son had to do what he had to do to live, even when his own father died right before him, he had know choice but to live. He dies later on in the same day.]]> 2021-12-16 05:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesbehnke/4p3qzyyyijo0cw7q/wish/1951053756