In pages 29-46 of Night, Eliezer and his father go into the concentration camp where they soon come close to being burned alive. Eliezer's mother and sister have already been separarted from them when they had to go to a different line in the selections. Before Eliezer and his father get into their selection line, an inmate tells them what age they should tell the guards they are. The line takes them closer and closer to the ovens, where they see many people being burned. But, they are soon separated and they travel to many different concentration camps living in the barracks.
This section of the story really shows what it was like to live in a concentration camp. It gives many details on how the Jews lived in the concentration camps and the hardships they faced. This section also shows how the circumstances for the inmates were constantly changing, as well as their luck and their chances of survival.
Eliezer and his father seemed to be trying to take their lives at the concentration camps one step at a time. Eliezer's main goal was to stay with his father no matter what happened, even when it looked like they were about to go into the ovens. Eliezer also changes dramatically when he is in the concentration camps. His whole state of mind is changed, and he does not think of God very fondly. "I stood petrified. What had happened to me? My father had just been struck, in front of me, and I had not even blinked. I had watched and kept silent."
3 comments:
good job describing the details of this chapter. Your summary is very accurate. Maybe include some of your thoughts next time. Good post though.
You did a very good job of including your opinion and quotes. You may want to include more detail from the story. I also thought it was good that you included a picture.
That was a very well thought out and vivid summary of the pages we had to read. The only thing to add would be some kind of video clip or more pictures.
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