Turn Away by Xiao An Liao https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh Template en-us 2019-03-26 21:22:28 UTC 2024-10-01 02:42:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Rationale xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345470943 Introduction:
Inspired by Night, my theme is relying on yourself in order to survive. In the memoir, we see this theme repeated throughout, as sons abandon their fathers as an aim to become independent. This is important as we see sons learn the moral, if one wants to survive, one has to be independent. In an environment where there is almost no food and sanitary shelter, one must do everything possible to survive. Unlike Eliezer, other children have learned that depending on themselves is the only way to escape from hunger. They soon discover that those who do not live long will only pull them down. Whether they are family or friends, one must turn away from them to move on. I want the viewer to understand the characters’ situation, that at the moment, this was the only solution they could think of. I want the viewer to remember how different life is today. I want them to appreciate what we have now, the environment, and the situations we experience on a daily basis, how it’s better than before. We are fortunate to not have been subjected to the tortures and humiliations that the Jews experienced during the time of the Holocaust. We are blessed with ample food and sanitation. This exhibit walks through the life of a Jew. The difference compared to today is motivating and encourages one to change for the better. However, I also want the viewers to think about relying on themselves. As an adult, it is inevitable that one must rely on themselves. However, as a child, one continuously hears their parents telling them to become more independent. We still see this theme echoed today, and I want the viewers to see how the theme today differs from that of the memoir. 


]]> 2019-03-26 21:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345470943 Brothers who were separated, then reunited xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345510745 2019-03-27 01:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345510745 Struggling to find food and prevent hunger xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345510908 2019-03-27 01:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345510908 xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911081 “In this place, it is every man for himself, and you cannot think of others. Not even your father. In this place, there is no such thing as father, brother, friend. Each of us lives and dies alone” (110).]]> 2019-03-27 21:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911081 xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911209 “Meir, my little Meir! Don’t you recognize me… You’re killing your father… I have bread … for you too” (101).
“The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it” (101).


]]> 2019-03-27 21:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911209 xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911313 “My feet are swollen. It’s good to rest, but my violin...” (93)
“I… I’m afraid … They’ll break … my violin … I … I brought it with me” (94).
“When I awoke at daybreak, I saw Juliek facing me, hunched over, dead. Next to him lay his violin, trampled, an eerily poignant little corpse” (95).


]]> 2019-03-27 21:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345911313 xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345922308 “He had seen him. And he had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater. A terrible thought crossed my mind: What if he had wanted to be rid of his father” (91)?]]> 2019-03-27 22:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345922308 Crowded barracks xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345922973 2019-03-27 22:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345922973 xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345923590 2019-03-27 22:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/345923590 Full Reflection xliao1 https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/346225143 2019-03-28 16:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/xliao1/k0nmb57bkswh/wish/346225143