The prisoners are tightly pressed against one another trying to stay warm in the train car for the night. When the train stops, the SS officers order the prisoners to throw out any dead bodies off of the train. This makes more room in the train, making the prisoners less crowded. Elie’s father is almost thrown off of the train, thought to be dead, but Elie wakes him up by slapping and hitting him over and over again so he opens his eyes just enough to stay on the train. After twenty corpses are thrown from their wagon, they continued the train ride. They are not fed. They’re forced to live off of snow, taking the place of bread. The train moves very slowly, frequently stopping for a few hours, then continuing. They occasionally passed through German towns.
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Meir Katz, a friend of Elie’s father, kills his father for a small piece of bread. On the third night, Elie is awoken by a prisoner trying to strangle him. Meir Katz saved Elie’s life. On the last day of the journey, a terrible wind began to blow and the snow continued to fall. They felt the end was near and that they couldn’t hold out long enough to get past the storm. The prisoners start moving around the train car to keep warm and to prevent dying. Suddenly, someone cries out before they die. Other prisoners copy the cry, then everyone on the wagon is crying, groaning, and
Meir Katz, a friend of Elie’s father, kills his father for a small piece of bread. On the third night, Elie is awoken by a prisoner trying to strangle him. Meir Katz saved Elie’s life. On the last day of the journey, a terrible wind began to blow and the snow continued to fall. They felt the end was near and that they couldn’t hold out long enough to get past the storm. The prisoners start moving around the train car to keep warm and to prevent dying. Suddenly, someone cries out before they die. Other prisoners copy the cry, then everyone on the wagon is crying, groaning, and