1a. Dehumanization: The process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.
1b. Something that changed in the prisoners' behavior was that they would do anything for food. They were not fed nearly enough to a healthy diet and they were suffering from malnutrition. Drastic measures were done to get even a little piece of bread. They even sold their shoes and clothes exposing them to frostbite. They didn't care because rhey had one thing on their mind, get something to eat.
1c. Elizer's change in behavior showed certain evidence of dehumanization. Before, he would be picky to what foods he wanted to eat when his mother made him soup. In the camps, he devoured any food that came in his hands. Another behavior change Elizer showed was when he gave in to the guard's orders. He let them Idek beat him and his father up. He did not talk or fight back. His response to his notice of behavior change was that he started to not believe in his religion. He felt that God was not doing anything to help him and the Jews. He no longer prayed and he swore to God.
"I now took little interest in anything except my daily plate of soup and my crust of stale bread." (pg. 50)
Eliezer started to be possessed in a daily routine of waiting for soup and bread. Other basic necesities of life were not cared about anymore. He was willing to sell his shoes for a piece of bread. Also, his cravings for food made his father a second priority. Eliezer was more worried about his life than his own father's.
"Why, but why should I bless Him? In every fiber I rebelled."
When Eliezer started to notice how his behavior had changed, he began to think about God. He began to wonder why he hasn't done anything to help the Jews. This made Eliezer angry at God and he began to swear at him. He no longer prayed or worshipped Him.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Night Final Exercise
1a. Theme: Many forget the importance of family, in the novel "Night" family is the only thing that keeps the prisoners alive.
1b. Character: The holocaust is unimaginable, for survivor Elie Wiesel he showed how heart and strength can push through the incapable.
1a Quotes
1. "I had one thought - not to lose him. Not to be left alone." (pg. 27)
2. "As for me, I was not thinking about death, but I did not want to be separated from my father. We had already suffered so much, borne so much together; this was not the time to be separated." (pg. 78)
3. "My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me.... He was running at my side, out of breath, at the end of his strength, at his wit's end. I had no right to let myself die." (pg. 82)
4. "It no longer mattered. After my father's death, nothing could touch me any more." (pg. 107)
5. "You can go if you want to," he said to me and to my older sisters. "I shall stay here with your mother and the child...." Naturally, we refused to be seperated." (pg. 18)
6. "And, in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart, to that God in whom I no longer believed. My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou's son has done." (pg. 87)
1b Quotes
1. "The Kapos beat us once more, but I had ceased to feel any pain from their blows." (pg. 34)
2. "You've already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don't lose heart." (pg. 38)
3. "Bite your lip, little brother.... Don't cry. Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but not now.... Wait. Grit your teeth and wait...." (pg. 51)
4. "These words of encouragement, even though they came from the mouths of our assassins, did us a great deal of good. No one wanted to give up now, just before the end, so near to the goal." (pg. 88)
5. "Because of my painful foot, a shudder went through me at each step. "A few more yards," I thought. "A few more yards, and that will be the end." (pg. 82)
6. "We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything---death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth." (pg. 83)
1b. Character: The holocaust is unimaginable, for survivor Elie Wiesel he showed how heart and strength can push through the incapable.
1a Quotes
1. "I had one thought - not to lose him. Not to be left alone." (pg. 27)
2. "As for me, I was not thinking about death, but I did not want to be separated from my father. We had already suffered so much, borne so much together; this was not the time to be separated." (pg. 78)
3. "My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me.... He was running at my side, out of breath, at the end of his strength, at his wit's end. I had no right to let myself die." (pg. 82)
4. "It no longer mattered. After my father's death, nothing could touch me any more." (pg. 107)
5. "You can go if you want to," he said to me and to my older sisters. "I shall stay here with your mother and the child...." Naturally, we refused to be seperated." (pg. 18)
6. "And, in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart, to that God in whom I no longer believed. My God, Lord of the Universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou's son has done." (pg. 87)
1b Quotes
1. "The Kapos beat us once more, but I had ceased to feel any pain from their blows." (pg. 34)
2. "You've already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don't lose heart." (pg. 38)
3. "Bite your lip, little brother.... Don't cry. Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but not now.... Wait. Grit your teeth and wait...." (pg. 51)
4. "These words of encouragement, even though they came from the mouths of our assassins, did us a great deal of good. No one wanted to give up now, just before the end, so near to the goal." (pg. 88)
5. "Because of my painful foot, a shudder went through me at each step. "A few more yards," I thought. "A few more yards, and that will be the end." (pg. 82)
6. "We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything---death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth." (pg. 83)
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