Chattahoochee River
Friday, January 23, 2015
Chap 4
When Eliezer gives up his gold tooth to help his dad from getting beat up it shows his priorities between life and money. This reminds me of the article we read in class "The Bet", a bit because they both choose life over material objects. Some may say Eliezer has a weakness towards his father, but I don't believe cherishing life is a weakness. Hitler was in power for so long because of how he killed tons of people, historians seem to forget the heroic stories that happened between the Jews and other groups too. Although before this Idek goes crazy and beats up his dad and Elizer gets mad at his dad for not avoiding Idek rather than getting mad at him for hurting his father. This seems unlike Eliezer from the beginning of the book but reading through you notice how he responds to things differently. Eliezers rebelion against God is bad but also helping him because he is able to remain alive due to the switch of his prioites which is protecting himself. I feel as if this is a foreshadow to the future chapters on how these experiences have changed him as a person deep down inside.
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Brendee, I hadn't really thought about the connection between Elie's things (gold tooth etc.) and life. I really liked that you talked about it because I agree that cherishing life is a weakness. Even during this time Elie was still pretty adamant about being with his father, staying by his side and even though to some that might seem like a weakness because in a concentration camp it's basically survival of the fittest, Elie still felt compelled to worry about the well being of his father. I don't see this as a weakness, I see it more like strength because although he might be losing faith in God, he still has some faith to stay with his father for another day.
ReplyDeleteI agree Brendee, even though it seems that he has no emotiona towards his father when he gets beat and other situations it is obvious that he cares a lot and prefers the health and well being of his father above anything else. In the situation of Idek he knew it was better to keep quiet.
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