When reading the novel I found this chapter to be very
upsetting because of how the Jews seem to almost completely lost their
humanity. From the beginning of the book
to this chapter the Jews seem to have slowly been losing their humanity over
the course of time, and I believe this is because of the treatment they’ve received
by the Nazis. A specific event that truly struck me was when the Jews
volunteered to throw the cadavers out. How can someone throw out a body of
people they were close too? And even volunteer to do the job? That would
require to not feel emotions or to really not care for others. Also when the Jews
were thrown bread, they beat themselves to death just for a piece. All of these
events just show how they have lost their humanity.
Lizette, yes it's really sad to see such a loss in the Jews during the book. I can understand that the way they used to think would change due to the treatment they were receiving. Living in a concentration camp is after all, about survival of the fittest in the end and so they have had to change the way they act and think in order to survive.
ReplyDeleteI agree that its upsetting to see how the Jews were acting to one another. One would think that since they are the only companionship they have, they would treat each other differently. It's obvious how much the Nazis were successful in dehumanizing the Jews through their cruel treatment.
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