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HUMANKIND One of Wiesel’s concerns that is brought up in this memoir is the exposure to inhuman cruelty and how it can cause people to act in certain ways. One of Wiesel’s concerns that is brought up in this memoir is the exposure to inhuman cruelty and how it can cause people to act in certain ways. By treating the Jews as less than human, the Nazi soldiers cause some of them to ACT as if they were less than human. Cruelty breeds cruelty. By treating the Jews as less than human, the Nazi soldiers cause some of them to ACT as if they were less than human. Cruelty breeds cruelty.

In the ghetto, the Jews maintained their sense of morality. Once robbed of their homes and treated like animals, Eliezer sees some people forgetting what is important to them and how to treat people. In the ghetto, the Jews maintained their sense of morality. Once robbed of their homes and treated like animals, Eliezer sees some people forgetting what is important to them and how to treat people.

Example: We see this in the scene involving Mrs. Schachter: In order to quiet her screaming, some of the Jews in the cattle wagon beat her, and others vocally support the beating. We see this in the scene involving Mrs. Schachter: In order to quiet her screaming, some of the Jews in the cattle wagon beat her, and others vocally support the beating.

DENIAL The Jewish prisoners’ denial of what is happening around them reflects one of the major barriers in writing about the Holocaust. The Jewish prisoners’ denial of what is happening around them reflects one of the major barriers in writing about the Holocaust.

Until the Jews experience the horrors of Auschwitz, they cannot believe that such horrors exist. Until the Jews experience the horrors of Auschwitz, they cannot believe that such horrors exist. Even after hearing Moishe the Beadle’s story, when the Jews arrive at Auschwitz, they still believe that it is merely a work camp. Even after hearing Moishe the Beadle’s story, when the Jews arrive at Auschwitz, they still believe that it is merely a work camp. This shows how difficult it is to convince others of the horrors committed by the Nazis. This shows how difficult it is to convince others of the horrors committed by the Nazis.

SANITY vs. INSANITY Mrs. Schachter, who foresees the furnaces of Auschwitz, raises an important question about the boundaries between sanity and insanity when dealing with the evils of the Holocaust. Mrs. Schachter, who foresees the furnaces of Auschwitz, raises an important question about the boundaries between sanity and insanity when dealing with the evils of the Holocaust.

Examples: 1. Mrs. Schachter, who is supposedly crazy, sees clearly into the future. 1. Mrs. Schachter, who is supposedly crazy, sees clearly into the future. 2. The other Jews, who are supposedly sane, fail to foresee their fate. 2. The other Jews, who are supposedly sane, fail to foresee their fate.

Throughout the memoir, sanity and insanity become confused in the face of evil and violence. Throughout the memoir, sanity and insanity become confused in the face of evil and violence. One would think it insane to imagine the extermination of 6 million Jews, yet it happened. One would think it insane to imagine the extermination of 6 million Jews, yet it happened.

In the world of Auschwitz, the normal standards of sanity and insanity become confused, just as one’s sense of morality is turned upside down. In the world of Auschwitz, the normal standards of sanity and insanity become confused, just as one’s sense of morality is turned upside down.