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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Chapter 2

I find the story of Mrs. Schächter sad, but very interesting.  She presents many similar traits to those of Moishe.  The town considered Moishe a lunatic, and those in the cattle car thought of Mrs. Schächter as a mad woman as well (although she may have been mad after being separated from her family).  Moishe had repeatedly warned the town of the atrocities that occurred, yet they did not believe them.  In the cattle car, Mrs. Schächter said that she could see fire and flames.  Although there were no flames there at those times, there was fire when they arrive at Birkenau, as well as the smell of burning flesh.
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  1. MikaelaJanuary 14, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    I like the connection you made back to Moishe. It's interesting that there are so many signs that the people choose to ignore, but then again they could never have actually known any of it was true.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    Cielo, I love that you made a connection between Moishe and Mrs. Schachter. I believe that the Jews are having a difficult time in believing the warnings because they are still hopeful.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:25 AM

    Cielo, that was a very thoughtful connection you made. I didn't immediately make it myself, but I do think that there is a clear similarity between the two. I was thinking that perhaps their entire portrayal as lunatics was less due to them being crazy but more because they chose not to be silent or just let the chaos unfold. This could also bring in Elie's perspective, because as a younger person, if all of the adults in your life act one way, and two act completely different, you're probably going to think those two are somehow "messed up."

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  4. Nahel AliJanuary 19, 2015 at 8:03 PM

    As Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers once said, "That is an astute observation," Cielo. I do agree with you, and I think that too was a brushed off warning to the Jews of Sighet. Mrs. Schachter seemed hysterical so most people just ignored her warnings, but I also think that they simply didn't want to believe it was possible. It may have been in the back of their minds, and if so, they probably wanted to leave it back there.

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