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2 sentences of commentary explaining why this event is important and how it connects to a theme in the book.

Germans have already invaded Eliezer's town and made laws for the Jews to follow, like Jews had to follow a curfew or else they will be killed.

This moment is significant in Eliezer's life because it's one of the first things that the Germans do to the Jews that affects them and their well-being. This connects to state-sponsored violence because the government are the ones that are making these laws to oppress the Jews.

Eliezer was in a kettle cart with his family and other Jews, while they were sleeping a woman from his town suddenly began screaming that she saw a fire.

This moment is significant because it was one of the many scares he was gonna have that day. It was also significant because it was a moment that he thought his life was being threatened by a fire but it was just Mrs. Schachter hallucinating from how much she was devastated from the separation from her husband an son. This connects to the theme Individual Survival vs The collective Good because all the Jews in the kettle cart are trying to survive from getting sleep to survive the obstacles of the next day

Eliezer and a group of Jews were done with processing so they were finally at their bunk and that's where they met a young Pole that gave them very encouraging words.

This event is important because the stuff the young Pole told Eliezer made him feel better and gave him faith that there is still a chance of getting out of the concentration camps alive. This connects to the theme of state-sponsored violence because they reason they are at the concentration camp because the government(Adolf Hitler) sees all Jews as a threat to their well being.

Eliezer was wandering around because there wasn't any work to do, then he saw Idek and a young Polish girl, half naked on a straw mat.

This event is important because it was the first ever harsh punishment Eliezer had to go through and it's gonna be a day he will never forget. This connects to the theme of state-sponsored violence because the reason for all of this violence is because of one person from the government that Jewish people were bad people and they don't deserve to live.

Eliezers right foot began to swell in the cold. so he decided to go to the infirmary where a Jewish doctor operated on his leg.

This event is important because Eliezer foot being damaged could have caused much more danger to being killed because the German soldiers might have seen him as a good for nothing, which can lead to being sent to the crematoria. This connects to the theme individual survival vs the collective good because during this time Eliezer is mostly focused on if he is gonna make it out alive from the pain and fear of being left behind if he can't keep up with the others.

Eliezer just had foot surgery and was marching to Gleiwitz in very harsh conditions without stopping, if you stop you will be trampled or shot to death.

This event is important because Eliezer is always gonna remember the excruciating pain he endured during marching in the super cold weather. This connects to the theme Individual survival vs The collective good because Eliezer is trying his hardest to keep on marching to not be shot or trampled.

Eliezer witnessed a man throw a piece of bread into a wagon full of starving men, they then started to fight very violently.

This event is important because Eliezer witnessed a moment of life and death over a piece of bread. This connects to the theme Individual survival vs The collective good because those hungry men took the risk of their lives for a piece of bread because their hunger was taking over them.

Eliezer's father has gotten very sick because he has not eaten for days and from the long journey to Buchenwald, he has gotten very sick that he sadly passed away.

This event is important because it was the moment when he lost his father, the only family he still had with him, the most important person in his life. This connects to the theme State-Sponsored violence because all the violence the Nazi have created has lead up to the end of Eliezer's father's life. Some stuff they have done is not feeding him, giving him blows to the head, and making them run for days.

Eliezer was minding his own business until he heard a burst of gunshots and loud explosions, the first Americans tank was at the gates of Buchenwald, which declared Eliezer as free.

This event is important because it's the first time Eliezer has been free for the first time after a long time from the horrible things the Nazi would do. This connects to the theme Individual survival vs The collect good because now that he's without his dad he has to protect himself from the burst of shots and explosions by laying on the ground to avoid them.