In section two of the story, Eliezer along with his family and the rest of the Jews in his group that have been deported are now on a train that is heading for a labor camp. They are in terrible conditions on the train- there is a lack of room, fresh air, water, food, and an unbearable heat. A lady named Madame Schachter soon goes crazy aboard the train and keeps saying, "Look at the fire! Look at the flames! Over there!" But there are no flames, and the people soon think that she is crazy just like Moshe the Beadle. However, when they arrive at their labor camp, they see flames in the distance, and they smell burning flesh.
When the group of Jews first see and smell the burning bodies, they change their minds about what Moshe the Beadle and Madame Schachter were saying. The minds of the jews must now be filled with horror. They now know how much of a threat the Nazi's are to them, and they are probably more scared than ever before. "In front of us, thise flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau."
These last lines from this section are very powerful lines that alone give me a sense of how terrified the Jews must have been feeling. Elie Wiesel expertly uses horrific lines like these to show what the situation of the Jews was like, how terrible the Nazi's were, and how terrified the Jews were. They also give me an idea of how horrified people must feel today that have to put up with this secret torture that could be happening to people in their countries.
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The summary was good by touching on the main parts of the section. The description of the conditions on the train were good allowing people to visual the hardship of the Jews. You also had good input on what you were reading. Good work.
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