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By: Devante Downs, Gabby Atherley, Yosan Michael, and Chad Wyman
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“…at night I ran to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple.” Shows us his depth of his belief in God & faith
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“Find me a master to guide me in the studies of the cabbala.” Curious about his religion
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“ Belt and shoes in hand, I let myself be dragged off to the barbers“ Losing resistance
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Chosen to live or die Abused again and again
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“… steaming hot soup had been left, half full… a feast for kings…” Starved
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“We were all going to die here. All limits had been passed. No one had any strength left. And again the night would be long.”
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“Where is he? Here he is—He is hanging here on this gallows ….” God is dead
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“After my father's death, nothing could touch me anymore” Morale running low, Elie close to death Nothing left
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“From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes…has never left me” Revolves around purpose of writing
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Elie characterized as Jewish child Goes teenage years in Concentration camps Loses faith in God As other characters lose their strong holds in story they die. (Stein of Antwerp and Family) Elie saved by Russians after Father died
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Explains how horrible it was for victims and to show it really did happen “[Wiesel] knew [he] had to testify about [his] past but did not know how to go about it.” To “testify” to the readers
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