Critical Stance:
The first main action of the government was when all of the foreign Jews were deported. When Moshe the Beadle returned with the story of what happened to the deportees, nobody believed him. They didn't believe that the Germans would shoot babies mid-air. They assured themselves that it was too inhumane, nobody could do that. The next main action of the government was when Elie's father got called into a meeting. After the meeting, he explained to everyone that they were getting deported. At first, the people felt shocked and couldn't believe what was happening. But they soon assured themselves that it was nothing bad, that they were just being moved to work in factories because of the war. They began to pack thinking that nothing bad was going to happen. Another main action of the government was when they were on the train near the internment camps. Madame Schacter's nightmares warned of people being burned, but everyone thought it was crazy. One night when they saw the smoke and smelled things being burned, it crossed people's mind that the crazy lady's dreams might be true. This was the first time people considered that the Germans were doing some bad things. This was the moment they questioned if they were actually going to work in factories.
Dialect Journals
- "Without passion, without haste, they slaughtered their prisoners." (pg. 4)
This was when Moshe the Beadle returned from being deported. He told a story of how the Germans were killing prisoners without hesitation. This was important to the story because the reader got a taste of what the Germans were doing to the innocent Jews. Although Moshe the Beadle's stories were so detailed, nobody believed him and they didn't worry about what the Germans would do next. Also, this is important to the story because Eliezer's family could have moved at this moment, but their refusal to believe the stories results to them being deported later on.
2. "The Germans were already in town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile." (pg. 7)
This was when the Germans started to come inside Eliezer's town and order them to give up their valuable belongings. This is important to the story because the people of the town could obviously see that the Germans were taking their things for no reason, yet they believed that they were doing it for the good cause of the war. The town still refues to connect Moshe the Beadle's story and what was going on before their very eyes.
3. "'I have terrible news,' he said at last. 'Deportation'" (pg. 11)
This was when Elizer's town got the call that they were being deported. This was important to the story because people started to get a little worried of why they were being deported. Eventually, they tricked themselves again to thinking that it was for a good cause. They made up their own theory that they were going to work in factories to help the war. These made up stories were keeping them going but it was also helping the Germans to disguise their true plans for the Jews.
4. "... a piercing cry split the silence: 'Fire! I can see a fire! I can see a Fire!'" (pg. 22)
The crazy lady who had gone mad yelled out stories of people being burned while they were on the train. People thought she was crazy at first, but when they saw the fires outside the windows, their suspicions began to rise against the Gemans. This was a turning point in the book when the Jews began to realize that her stories might be right and that they were going to be burned alive by the Germans.
5. "... those children in the flames." (pg. 30)
This was when the Jews' suspicions became reality. This was an extremely important part of the story because Eliezer begins to realize what the Germans are really planning to do. Unlike some other Jews, he starts to think that the Germans might be the bad guys now. He begins to realize that the Germans are actually capable of doing those inhumane acts.
2. "The Germans were already in town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile." (pg. 7)
This was when the Germans started to come inside Eliezer's town and order them to give up their valuable belongings. This is important to the story because the people of the town could obviously see that the Germans were taking their things for no reason, yet they believed that they were doing it for the good cause of the war. The town still refues to connect Moshe the Beadle's story and what was going on before their very eyes.
3. "'I have terrible news,' he said at last. 'Deportation'" (pg. 11)
This was when Elizer's town got the call that they were being deported. This was important to the story because people started to get a little worried of why they were being deported. Eventually, they tricked themselves again to thinking that it was for a good cause. They made up their own theory that they were going to work in factories to help the war. These made up stories were keeping them going but it was also helping the Germans to disguise their true plans for the Jews.
4. "... a piercing cry split the silence: 'Fire! I can see a fire! I can see a Fire!'" (pg. 22)
The crazy lady who had gone mad yelled out stories of people being burned while they were on the train. People thought she was crazy at first, but when they saw the fires outside the windows, their suspicions began to rise against the Gemans. This was a turning point in the book when the Jews began to realize that her stories might be right and that they were going to be burned alive by the Germans.
5. "... those children in the flames." (pg. 30)
This was when the Jews' suspicions became reality. This was an extremely important part of the story because Eliezer begins to realize what the Germans are really planning to do. Unlike some other Jews, he starts to think that the Germans might be the bad guys now. He begins to realize that the Germans are actually capable of doing those inhumane acts.
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