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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Their Disbelief
Upon reading the first chapter, I think the first hinderance on the Jews in this community was their denial. Wiesel's father, and many other within the community, refused to believe that there was any actual war, despite all the warning signs. after Moishe the Beadle returned trying to spread the danger of the Germans, Wiesel tried to ask his father if they could relocate to Palestine, but his father refused. Re-reading this chapter, there are so many chances for Wiesel's family to flee or avoid what lays ahead for them, but they continually refuse to believe any of the news they have been hearing until it's too late.
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I couldn't agree with you more Ms. Bushey. It boggles my mind of how the family did not take advantage of their oppurtunities to escape and flee the Germans. Which brings me back to out original thoughts of how the family was in denial that the Germans were in power and that would attack the Jews.
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ReplyDeleteI keep seeing people talking about how the Jews reaction is surprising and that they should've left when they got the chance, but I think it's easier for us to say that than it would've been for them to actually do it. We know about the holocaust and all the awful things that happened, but they don't know what's going to happen and some of them don't want to think about the bad things that possibly could happen.
ReplyDeleteKayla, I share many of the same thoughts that you presented in this post. Don't you think another big part of their contributing to their own demise was their stubbornness? (As with the father refusing to move to Palestine or with Maria.) I feel as though this stubbornness stems from their fear, the fear of losing the life they valued so much. This is of course referring more to the actions of the adults, as the children were less cemented into their way of life (though of course they also were losing everything they knew).
ReplyDeleteI understand what you, Marisa, are saying and that it is true that the Jews did not know what entirely was going on or what could happen. But I also agree with you, Kayla, in that it seems as if they were in denial as to what was occurring. They did not believe that the German army would go farther than Budapest, and they did not believe Moishe and the atrocities he described.
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