Chattahoochee River
Friday, February 20, 2015
Ch. 8/9- Over
I found it very mind boggling of how Elie just ended the story. How the author did not include any after the war stories or anything. I wonder if this sudden ending was just the perfect way to state that the German possession over the Jews was over. I interpreted the sudden ending of the story Elie's way of coping with he was free and that part of his life was over. Which makes sense because why would anyone want to remember those days of inprisonment.
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He said very little about the actual liberation. It was also strange how he barely mentions the food poisoning he got which nearly killed him. He seemed to focus on what was happening emotionally and internally for him - I believe he did this intentionally.
ReplyDeleteErik, I believe that it could show that it wasn't exactly over because although they were liberated, the trauma and the thoughts still last. Also Elie hardly recognizes himself because the last time he saw himself, he was in the ghetto, and he hadn't overcome all the events yet.
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