https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl by Elie Wiesel en-us 2021-12-02 17:08:32 UTC 2025-10-18 17:53:34 UTC hello@padlet.com faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925679166 2021-12-02 17:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925679166 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925679874 1. They stay optimistic. 
2. Knowing it could be worse. 
3. Having hope. ]]> 2021-12-02 17:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925679874 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925682506 2021-12-02 17:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925682506 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925727844 After returning from being forced to dig trenches and being murdered, Moishe miraculously lived. He claimed the only reason he had the will to come back was to warn the others who called him crazy. I believe Moishe truly wanted to warn the other Jews and when they called him crazy, he must have been crushed. The only thing that kept him going was completely taken from him and it's a wonder he had the will to keep going after that. ]]> 2021-12-02 17:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1925727844 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1926056756 Elie says that he later found out there was a family friend who tried to warn the Jews of what was about to happen. He later goes on to wonder if they would have been able to flee if they had received their warning. I wonder how did the man trying to warn the Jews feel? He must have been scared for his life, but he still showed care for the Jews and at least tried to warn them before disappearing to quickly. Also, did he feel guilt after not being able to get his message of warning to the Jews?]]> 2021-12-02 20:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1926056756 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927795049 "There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must not err and wish to enter the orchard through a gate other than his own. That would present a danger not only for the one entering but also for those who are already inside" (5). This stands out to me because of how true it is and how it can be applied to everyone from the past and even to now, in the future. Everyone needs to follow their own path in life and should do it in their own way so they don't end up hurting themselves or others. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927795049 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927796898 He was a poor jack-of-all trades. He became a "mentor" to Elie. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927796898 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927797282 He was deported because he was a foreign Jew. The Jews had to dig trenches and then were killed. Moishe was left for dead after being injured in the leg. He came back so he would warn the Jews, but they didn't believe him and called him crazy. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927797282 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927807076 The Germans arrived in Hungary, despite the Jews optimistically thinking the Germans would not come that far. They were moved into ghettos where they were forced to stay, couldn't own anything expensive, had a curfew, and were guarded by Germans. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927807076 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927809689 They ignored the Final Solution, the radio broadcasts, and the person from the meeting saying what was happened. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927809689 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927816995 Elie was on the last deportation. There were 80 people in each car. They were given 2 loaves of bread and a pail of water. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927816995 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927822772 "Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow. Tomorrow could be worse yet" (23). The Jews realize that things could be worse so they are smartly keeping resources for the potentially worse days. They are still keeping a little optimism because they aren't saying they are dealing with the worse. However, different from the beginning, they are being realistic in what could happen to them. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927822772 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927823786 Eyes are repeatedly used in the story to show changes in characters. After a character goes through a traumatic event he lost the joy in his eyes. Another character's eyes were blank as she was going through the transport to Auschwitz and 'seeing flames'.  I think eyes are repeatedly used because they can show other people into your soul.]]> 2021-12-03 17:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927823786 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927847785 Before spending time at Auschwitz, Jews are seen as people. After going through the terrific process of entering the labor camp and living there for however long, they are seen as creatures. "Strange-looking creatures, dressed in striped jackets and black pants... (28). Elie didn't recognize the Jews. The Germans stripped them of their personality; they had been shaved, given the same clothes, and were referred to as numbers instead of their name. ]]> 2021-12-03 17:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1927847785 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934096898 When asked by Dr. Mengele his age and profession, Elie decided to lie about both. Before reaching selection, another inmate had told him to lie about his age, most likely to increase his chance of living and avoid being tested by Dr. Mengele. Elie had also heard back on the train that people would be farming, so he might have said he was a farmer, in hopes of getting to work, instead of a student to increase his chances as well. He did not know at the time, but the decision to lie, saved his life. ]]> 2021-12-07 17:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934096898 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934118512 "He looked at us as one would a pack of leprous dogs clinging to life" (38). The author uses a simile here to help the reader understand how the Jews looked after going through the 'dehumanization' process and reveal something about the SS officer. He most likely looked at them with disgust and maybe even wondered how they were still alive. ]]> 2021-12-07 17:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934118512 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934137930 "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). This shows that Reizel is a believing person who is using his last shred of hope to hang on. He later finds out the truth that his family is gone and is never seen again. He presumably lost hope and ended up sadly dying. This also contributes to the motif of hope. ]]> 2021-12-07 17:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1934137930 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936392010 He could escape being tested by Dr Mengele. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936392010 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936393460 The babies were being thrown into the fire. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936393460 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936398921 After seeing the fire, he partly loses his faith and will forever question it. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936398921 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936401538 He witnessed his dad get slapped but sat there and didn't defend his dad when just a few days ago he would have done anything to defend his dad. He's only thinking about survival. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936401538 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936403659 He thought it was in better conditions than where he had been. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936403659 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936405805 He had to put the bodies into the crematorium, including his own dad. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936405805 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936409927 They had to be put through disinfectant, showered with hot water, and forced to stand during roll call. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936409927 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936411642 Numbers, Elie's was A7713.]]> 2021-12-08 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936411642 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936416686 He was considered to humane. He told the prisoners to eat all they could, to not give up, keep their faith and strength, let their be camaraderie between them. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936416686 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936419527 Breakfast - black coffee
Lunch - soup
Bread - bread ]]> 2021-12-08 17:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936419527 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936421723 It means work will set you free. This is ironic because they are prisoners and with the Final Solution, they were all going to be murdered. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936421723 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936422894 Buna, his third concentration camp.]]> 2021-12-08 17:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936422894 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936444925 "Bite your lips, little brother...Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now... Wait. Clench your teeth and wait..." (53). By saying "bite your lips", she means don't say anything, keep your head down, and don't act on your anger. The young french woman understands that Elie must be upset, but she is telling him to hold on to his anger for later. She must believe that the prisoners will get the day of liberation, and will get to finally act on their anger towards the Nazis. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936444925 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936449493 Franek, the foreman was described as a pleasant and intelligent man. However, when he asked Elie for his gold crown and Elie said no, he quickly showed a different side of himself. He was blinded by greed and even tormented Elie's father while marching. Situations like these can show people's true colors. ]]> 2021-12-08 17:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936449493 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936758784  A young boy was hanged because he was accused of possessing arms. Everyone in the story, the prisoners, the SS officers, the "Lagerkapo", and the "Lageralteste", were all affected by the execution. The fact that they were all bothered by the execution shows they at least have some emotions. Because of the number of details that went into describing his death, tears were brought to my eyes. I didn't think it could get much worse after learning babies were being thrown into the fire. ]]> 2021-12-08 20:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1936758784 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938738832 They were keeping the healthy for work. They wanted the gold crowns.]]> 2021-12-09 17:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938738832 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938740188 He was a German and they didn't want Jews playing their music. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938740188 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938743263 Elie's father was beaten because he was not able to march correctly. Elie was beaten with a whip because he saw something he shouldn't have. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938743263 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938745821 He says he does not feel well. He came back and said he still didn't feel well. Eventually, a different dentist took the crown and he got nothing. This happened because Franek wanted his crown. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938745821 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938748756 A young French woman who helped Elie when he was beat. She pretended she couldn't speak German because she was hiding the fact that she was Jewish. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938748756 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938757369 The alarm was sound because America was bombing Buna. There were soup cauldrons and one man had the guts to go to the soup but got shot. A week later men were hung because they were accused of stealing during the raid. Juliek was upset and just wanted to eat. Later, when the young boy was hung everyone was visibly upset. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938757369 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938764583 Throughout the story, especially this chapter Elie and other prisoners deal with losing their faith in God. They wonder how a God as Almighty as he supposedly is is allowing these terrible things to happen to them. Elie himself recounts several times in the Bible God punished groups that fell out of his will. He even goes to the point of declaring himself a rebel against God. A rabbi himself admitted he no longer believed God was with them and doubted his belief in a "God of Mercy".  ]]> 2021-12-09 17:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938764583 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938793124 A bell was used at the concentration camp to alert the prisoners of when it was time to march to roll call, work, or bed. Elie came to hate the bell. He said "It gave me orders and I executed them blindly...Whenever I happened to dream of a better world, I imagined a universe without a bell" (73). To Elie, the bell was a constant reminder of how much of his free will he lost. ]]> 2021-12-09 17:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1938793124 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1939250601 "...I learned the fate of those who had remained at the infirmary. They were quite simply, liberated by the Russians, two days after the evacuation" (82). Elie had to make a tough decision, travel with the rest of the prisoners to another camp, or stay at the infirmary and deal with the consequences of that decision. A small thought of being liberated crossed Elie's mind but it was overshadowed by the fear of being thrown into the crematorium or being bombed. Ultimately, he decided to travel with the rest of the prisoners. I wonder how different his life would have been if he decided to stay and would have been free earlier. I wonder if he regretted the decision he made after finding out they were liberated. ]]> 2021-12-09 22:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1939250601 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1943312775 Throughout the journey to Gleiwitz during chapter 6, the prisoners face many obstacles. One of the major obstacles was the idea of sleep during their times of rest. Elie's dad warned Elie when he fell asleep that "One falls asleep forever [in the snow]" (88). He understands they're so weak that once they fall asleep, there is no waking up. Later, Elie is unable to fall asleep because he is rebelling against the idea of death, which is inevitable with sleep at this point. ]]> 2021-12-12 23:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1943312775 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1943393170 On the train to Buchenwald the prisoners were given no food. They spent multiple days on the train, leading them to extreme hunger, more than what they had already been when they left. German workers passing the train threw a piece of bread into the train and then watched the chaos ensue. The people in the train fought over it, leading to a man killing his own father. The rest of the crowd noticed the father and son fight and killed the son to get the bread. First off, the German workers are either so ignorant, they don't know what's fully happening to the prisoners, or they wanted to witness violence and chaos. Secondly, the fact that hunger can lead to a son killing his own father is astonishing and upsetting. ]]> 2021-12-13 00:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1943393170 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944362724 "I tightened my grip on my father's hand. The old familiar fear: not to lose him" (104). From the very beginning, when Elie and his father arrived at Birkenau, to the the end, when they arrived in Buchenwald, Elie has had one main goal. He must stay with his father. However, the reasoning might be different. At the beginning, he just wanted to make sure to stay with his family as long as he could and the father was the strong and brave one. At the end, the fear of losing his father is based off of the fact his father could no longer take care of himself. Elie knew his father was weak and wanted to stay with him to protect him. ]]> 2021-12-13 12:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944362724 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944380431 Once the prisoners were finally free, the first thing they did was eat the provisions. Even after they ate and were no longer hungry, they got potatoes, clothes, and girls. Not once did any of the prisoners mention revenge. I have no idea how the prisoners didn't want revenge. Whether it was from just the joy of being free, the knowledge the Allies were dealing with the Germans, knowing they weren't strong enough to fight them, or simply because it would be against their religion. I have to applaud them however, if I went through just half of what they went through, I can't say I wouldn't care about revenge as they did. ]]> 2021-12-13 12:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944380431 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944413449 Rabbi Eliahu's son noticed his father was falling behind while running and continued to run in the front, letting the distance between him and his father grow. Elie assumes the son did this on purpose to free himself of a burden. After thinking on this, Elie prays to the God he no longer believes in to give him the strength to never do that to his own father. What the Rabbi's son did is sad, but I can understand why he did what he did. The will to survive can outweigh other things, including your love for your family. However, Elie wanted so badly for this to never happen to him, he prayed to a God he doesn't even believe in anymore. At the end, when Elie's father is gone, Elie thinks "Free at last!" (112). Despite everyone telling him to give up on his father, he stuck with his father until the end. But once he was gone, he understands the burden of his father would be gone from him. ]]> 2021-12-13 13:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1944413449 faith_bell https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1947562111 12, Buchenwald]]> 2021-12-14 17:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/faith_bell/g89enlqv6mp712bl/wish/1947562111