“It was from that moment I began to hate them, and my hate is still the only link between us today. They were our first oppressors. They were the first of the faces of hell and death.” Chapter #1 Page #17 This quote represents the chapter by showing how the things occurring around Elie are not right. These are also some of Elie’s first signs of real, negative emotion towards someone and how he is unhappy with the situation. It reveals the first steps of their oppression and how unjust they are being treated. These cruel people that come into Elie’s life are just the first of many, but they are the first. It is those people that Elie will remember uprooting his life. They led him to further oppression and cruelty. It is hard not to hate the
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He no longer had a name. Along with his name Elie makes a lot of other changes in himself. When his father was struck by a gypsy Elie did nothing about it. He began to accept the changes going on around him with little remorse. He accepted the fact that his father was hit and he accepted that to others he had no name. Throughout the book when he is called by guards or anyone of importance he is not called by his name, he is called A-7713. This represents that to the Germans they are not people. Jews are numbered and herded together like animals. They are used as workers and starved, with no one caring whether they live or die. Giving them numbers to go by instead of names makes that all easier. It makes them less human.
“Whenever I dreamed of a better world, I could only imagine a universe with no bells.” Chapter #5 Page #69-70 For Elie the bell is a symbolism of being controlled. After being separated into different blocks from his father Elie wants to be with him as much as he can, but is only able to when the bell allows. The bell tells them what to do and when to do it. Elie wants to be in a world where no one is controlling him, especially not a bell. Throughout the novel bell acts as one of the Jews oppressors. They help the Germans control them. In a world with no bells he could do what he wanted.
“A hundred of us had got into the wagon. A dozen of us got out--among them, my father and …show more content…
Throughout the chapter they faced harsh conditions that killed many. A lot of people were taken by the cold or died in their sleep. For Elie and his father to have both survived out of hundreds is incredible. The numbers given in this quote are just a portion of the amount of people that actually died. Victims in the other wagons are surely facing the same punishments. This quote represents how easy it was for the Germans to kill the Jews. If that many were dead in just that short of a train ride, think of how many were lost the whole time Elie was in the camp.
“On April fifth, the wheel of history turned.” Chapter #9 Page #107 This quote represents Elie’s hope and freedom. On this day they were told that the resistance had not given up on them and that they would help save them. It was the first actual movements of the resistance that Elie could see. From that day forward they had began to hope for the future more.That day started what would result in the Jews Liberation. It was a turning point in their captivity. April fifth represents the beginning of the
He no longer had a name. Along with his name Elie makes a lot of other changes in himself. When his father was struck by a gypsy Elie did nothing about it. He began to accept the changes going on around him with little remorse. He accepted the fact that his father was hit and he accepted that to others he had no name. Throughout the book when he is called by guards or anyone of importance he is not called by his name, he is called A-7713. This represents that to the Germans they are not people. Jews are numbered and herded together like animals. They are used as workers and starved, with no one caring whether they live or die. Giving them numbers to go by instead of names makes that all easier. It makes them less human.
“Whenever I dreamed of a better world, I could only imagine a universe with no bells.” Chapter #5 Page #69-70 For Elie the bell is a symbolism of being controlled. After being separated into different blocks from his father Elie wants to be with him as much as he can, but is only able to when the bell allows. The bell tells them what to do and when to do it. Elie wants to be in a world where no one is controlling him, especially not a bell. Throughout the novel bell acts as one of the Jews oppressors. They help the Germans control them. In a world with no bells he could do what he wanted.
“A hundred of us had got into the wagon. A dozen of us got out--among them, my father and …show more content…
Throughout the chapter they faced harsh conditions that killed many. A lot of people were taken by the cold or died in their sleep. For Elie and his father to have both survived out of hundreds is incredible. The numbers given in this quote are just a portion of the amount of people that actually died. Victims in the other wagons are surely facing the same punishments. This quote represents how easy it was for the Germans to kill the Jews. If that many were dead in just that short of a train ride, think of how many were lost the whole time Elie was in the camp.
“On April fifth, the wheel of history turned.” Chapter #9 Page #107 This quote represents Elie’s hope and freedom. On this day they were told that the resistance had not given up on them and that they would help save them. It was the first actual movements of the resistance that Elie could see. From that day forward they had began to hope for the future more.That day started what would result in the Jews Liberation. It was a turning point in their captivity. April fifth represents the beginning of the