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"And then, one day all foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet... Crammed into cattle cars by the Hungarian police, they cried silently." (Wiesel, 6)

In this chapter the Jews get transferred to the ghettos from Sighet. They are in denial of all danger that is actually happening because they refuse to believe that Germans are trying to hurt them. I chose this name for the title because to the Jews, this was just the beginning of a new life to them. They were ignorant to the fact that it wasn't a good life transition. The picture connects with the story because they got transferred to the ghettos in cattle cars. That was the only way to transport so many people at once and quickly. The quote i chose goes with the title because that;s how everything started, like the beginning of the holocaust, the beginning of the Jew's future horrific journey. First they get expelled from Sighet, then transferred to ghettos in cattle cars. This was just the beginning of their unimaginable destruction.
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the beginning

Published on Dec 08, 2015

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the beginning

Chapter 1: pg. 3-22
"And then, one day all foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet... Crammed into cattle cars by the Hungarian police, they cried silently." (Wiesel, 6)

In this chapter the Jews get transferred to the ghettos from Sighet. They are in denial of all danger that is actually happening because they refuse to believe that Germans are trying to hurt them. I chose this name for the title because to the Jews, this was just the beginning of a new life to them. They were ignorant to the fact that it wasn't a good life transition. The picture connects with the story because they got transferred to the ghettos in cattle cars. That was the only way to transport so many people at once and quickly. The quote i chose goes with the title because that;s how everything started, like the beginning of the holocaust, the beginning of the Jew's future horrific journey. First they get expelled from Sighet, then transferred to ghettos in cattle cars. This was just the beginning of their unimaginable destruction.

prophecy

Chapter 2: pg. 23-28
"'Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire!' There was a moment of panic. Who had screamed? It was Mrs. Schachter." (Wesiel, 24)

In this chapter Mrs. Schachter begins to scream out loud that she sees a fire. No one believes her and they think she is hallucinating and going mad because of the situation they're in. This picture goes with the title because it's an ancient book and they usually have prophecies. The quote I chose represents the main part of this chapter because this chapter is mainly about Mrs. Schachter foreseeing a fire in the near future. Prophecy is the title because Mrs. Schachter sees a fire and later in the book an actual fire happens and it was like a prophecy from her.

Looking For Survival

Chapter 3: pg 29-46
"'Fifteen.'
'No. You're eighteen.'
'But I'm not,' I said. 'I'm fifteen.'
'Fool. Listen to what I say.'
Then he asked my father, who answered:
'I'm fifty.'
'No.' The man now sounded angry. 'Not fifty. You're forty. Do you hear? Eighteen and forty.' (Weisel, 30)
"In no time, I stood before him.
'Your age?' he asked, perhaps trying to sound paternal.
'I'm eighteen.' My voice was trembling." (Weisel, 31)
"The baton, once more, moved to the left. A weight lifted from my heart." (Weisel, 32)

I decided to call this chapter "Looking for Survival" because in this chapter Elie has to try to survive selection. He receives advice from a man at the camp and thanks to his help he survives and doesn't go tot the crematoria and is able to stay with his father. The picture I chose goes with the title and plot of this chapter because fishing is a way to look for survival.
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Luck

Chapter 4: pg. 47-65
"' Couldn't you wait a few days, sir? I don't feel well, I have a fever...'
He wrinkled his brow, thought for a moment, and took my pulse.
'All right son. Come back to see me when you feel better. But don't wait for me to call you!'
...
Yet he most likely pleased that I had come back on my own, as I had promised. He granted me a further delay." (Wiesel, 52)

This chapter mostly covered how lucky he was at the concentration camps because he got away with many things. Including delaying the removal of his gold crown. He got placed in a very good kommando and even got to stay with his father. This quote goes with the title luck because he had lots of luck in his gold crown situation. The picture goes with the title because four leaf clovers are very popular for bringing good luck.
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Faithless

Chapter 5: pg. 66-84
"What are You, my God? I thought angrily. How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? What does Your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery? Why do you go on troubling these poor people's wounded minds, their ailing bodies?" (Wiesel, 66)

In this chapter Elie questions his faith. He doesn't understand how a God that is supposed to be loving, caring, and blessing to others is letting them suffer like this. What is the purpose of praising him if all he is doing is bringing bad things to his people? This quote shows his thoughts and reflections on God now after all he's been through in the Holocaust. Al his questionings and doubts that he wouldn't have had if the Holocaust wouldn't have happened but now all his faith and hopes are completely going. I chose this picture because it goes along with the title, quote, and plot of the chapter. Usually rainy days represent a sign of hopelessness and faithlessness. He doesn't care and feels like all faith and hope is lost. I think of rainy days as days of sadness. When everything you once believed in is gone and that rainy day is the perfect time to let yourself loose and let all your feelings out.

Relationships

Chapter 6: pg. 85-97
"He had already gone through the door when I remembered that I had noticed his son running beside me. I had forgotten and so had not mentioned it to Rabbi Eliahu! But then I remembered something else: his son had seen him losing ground, sliding back to the rear of the column. He had seen him. And had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater." (Wiesel, 90)

"'Come, Father. It's better there. You'll be able to lie down. We'll take turns. I'll watch over you and you'll watch over me. We won't let each other fall asleep. We'll look after each other.'" (Wiesel, 89)

This chapter is all about Elie and the other camp members arriving to an abandoned village and looking for a way to rest in the small time they have. These two quotes show the different types of relationships. This chapter mostly encompasses father-son relationships. In the first quote Zalman leaves his father purposely to try and get another weight off his shoulder but instead he end up dying. And in the second quote it shows hoe Elie cares for his dad even though he has become more heartless. THe picture goes with the title of the chapter because it represents what this chapter is mainly about: relationships.

unhuman

Chapter 7: pg. 98-103
"In the wagon where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued. Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes. An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails." (Wiesel, 101)

This chapter talked about how the Jews attacked at one another for small rations of bread as part of the dehumanization process at the concentration camps. They have no sense as to what they are doing because they are going off instinct like animals. The picture goes with the title and chapter because wild dogs don't think about what they are going to do they attack at first instinct. The title is "unhuman" because they are no longer acting like humans, but animals.
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Free at last

Chapter 8: pg. 104-112
"I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!..." (Wiesel, 112)

This chapter talks about Elie's dad dying. Elie had no emotional reaction to it whatsoever. He felt bad he didn't have any emotion. But after his camp experience he didn't even have emotion left. The title goes with the chapter because Elie says he felt "free at last" now that his dad was gone, like a weight lifted off his shoulders. The picture goes with the chapter because it's a lonely bench, with nothing; no one to care for; no one but himself.
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Who am i?

Chapter 9: pg. 113-115
"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me. The look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me." (Wiesel, 115)

I this chapter Elie is at last rescued but doesn't know who he is. He doesn't recognize himself. He doesn't understand who he has become. The title goes with it because Elie no longer knows who he is. The picture goes because the person is questioning them-self. The quote goes with the title because he no longer recognized his reflection. Who is he?
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