“I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simply estimate it. I wanted to ask.

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“I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant...I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS.” Respond to the above quotation. What do you think, and what did we see in last night’s reading connected to this quote?

Night Chapter 6 and 7 Recap What do we see happen between father’s and sons in these chapters? What are Elie’s fears about this? What are Elie’s thoughts on death? Pick 3 quotes from the chapter to support your thought. What is the feeling of many of the prisoners now? How many actually make it to Buchenwald? Why is death such a common theme, no just in this book, but in all artistic meduims?

Journal 11 Why is death such a common theme/topic to write about?

What are Dylan Thomas’s thoughts on death? “I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I even simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant...I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS.” What are Dylan Thomas’s thoughts on death? What are Virginia Woolf’s thoughts on death? What are Elie Wiesel’s thoughts on death? In at least 3 paragraphs tell me what your thoughts on death are? Use ideas from Thomas, Woolf, and Wiesel to support your ideas.