Chattahoochee River
Monday, January 19, 2015
Stein
In
this chapter, I was shocked that Stein ended his life when he heard
that his family was not alive but, I understand why he did it. Stein was
given reassurance that his family was okay and that was his only
motivation to keep enduring all the torment. He said it himself. I think
that's what kept most of the Jews from both ending there own life and
revolting. It was seen when the father asked his sons not to revolt in
the beginning of the chapter and when Eliezer didn't run into the barbwire to end his life because his dad was still along is side.
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When I read this chapter I didn't think that Stein had killed himself after he found out the truth about his family. The way I understood it was that Stein was very frail and weak and his hope to see his family again was the only thing keeping him alive. When Stein found out the truth, he lost all of his hope and felt that he didn't have anything else worth living for, and then, being that he was so weak, he just allowed himself to die -- but I didn't think he did anything to purposefully end his life. Looking back at it, it would make sense if he did, but that was just my understanding of the situation..
ReplyDeleteI agree with Marisa, because I believe that the only reason Stein fought so hard to stay alive was to be reunited with his family after the war. Upon hearing the truth, I believe that Stein just succumbed to his sorrow.
ReplyDeleteI agree that maybe he didn't try to end his life he just stopped trying to live. He could have become weaker and stopped working and the nazis would have ended his life.
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