I noticed that many of the Jews were beginning to lose their faith. They actually started doubting and losing their faith since they entered the concentration camp. Even a rabbi no longer believed that God was with them anyone. The rabbi was mad at God and even Elie became constantly mad at God because he wanted to know where God was and why he was letting so many people suffer. It is sad to know that these horrible things made people lose or doubt their faith.
Another thing that I noticed was that Hitler’s name was finally mentioned (well it is the first time I heard it mentioned in the book at least). Also Elie being called “Eliezer” by his father really stood out to me since I have not read when his father ever did. I think this was about the time when Elie and his father had to decide whether to stay in the camp or be evacuated with the other people.
Hermelinda, I hadn't really put in much thought about someone mentioning Hitler's name but it's great that you pointed that out. Now that I've been thinking about it, I feel that perhaps some of the inmates could have questioned Hitler's actions since they first arrived at a concentration camp but instead they question God. No one has even "asked" God why such a person like Hitler could exist. It was really sad to me too, when that one sick inmate at the infirmary believed more in Hitler's promises than in anyone else.
ReplyDeleteYoaly, I think you are right. It was pretty much disturbing how the inmate believed more in Hitler than in his own faith. But he did say that Hitler at least delivered his promises to the Jews even if they weren't good promises. I think that happens when people actually do something-they take action and people can believe in that since they experience it or witness it. But when someone is absent and doesn't do much about a situation, people start to doubt in that person due to their "absence". Or something like that.
ReplyDeleteHermalinda it is very interesting what you say about the names. I also noticed that they did not mention Elie's fathers name at all or maybe once but that was all. Maybe they don't use names in order to signify that they are seen as inhuman.
ReplyDeleteInhuman in the eyes of the German soldiers ofcourse.
DeleteArlene thank you for your comment ( you also mispelled my name haha). That's a very good point. I didn't think about that. Perhaps, you are right since the Nazis have been mistreating the Jews so badly they could have just not have cared to call them by their names. Instead they gave them numbers.
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