"We received more blows then food; we were crushed with work."(Wiesel 83).
I can't imagine how the narrator must be feeling right now. This quote really shows how hard the concentration camps were. The prisoners were hungry, overworked, and injured. The people in the concentration camps were placed there for no other reason then their religion. After a while the people would start to lose hope and become upset like Elie and his father show by this quote. The Nazis took power in 1933 and World War 2 began in 1939 so many of the prisoners had to stay in the camps a very long time.
"Patients will stay in the infirmary. They will not be evacuated." (Wiesel 87).
When you read this quote you can really feel all of Elie's emotions. His heart drops and he becomes scared of what will happen to him. He suddenly doesn't feel safe in the hospital anymore and wants his foot to be all better. Elie has a good reason to fear, because he knows that the doctor talking to him or, more likely, a solider will kill him. This was very common at concentration camps. Prisoners were moved from one camp to another leaving behind the sick and wounded (who were seen as useless) to die. During World War 2 there was no safe place in a concentration camp--not even the infirmary.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Night quotes part 2
"Never shall I forget the flames which consumed my faith forever".(Wiesel 43). This quote really touched me because, it really shows the lasting impression that world war II left on Elie. Elie is feeling a wide range of emotions during this quote; he is scared, and nervous and he is unsure of what will happen to him next. In this quote he is referencing his Jewish faith and the crematory where they were burning people. The theme of this quote is once you see something like Elie did you never forget it.
"The Kapos beat us once more, but I had ceased to feel any pain from their blows". (Wiesel 45). This quote shows how much pain the Jewish prisoners were but through. Most of the German soldiers would not hesitate to hurt the prisoners. The German people thought they were so much better then the Jewish people, but really they weren't. To me this also shows the hurt Elie is feeling both physically and mentally.
"The Kapos beat us once more, but I had ceased to feel any pain from their blows". (Wiesel 45). This quote shows how much pain the Jewish prisoners were but through. Most of the German soldiers would not hesitate to hurt the prisoners. The German people thought they were so much better then the Jewish people, but really they weren't. To me this also shows the hurt Elie is feeling both physically and mentally.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Night quotes part 1
"Our terror was about to burst the sides of the train" (Wiesel 34). I have never been in a situation like the main character in the book Night is experiencing at the moment of this quote. A situation where you and a lot of friends and family are huddled in a train very scared, hungry, and thirsty, this type of feeling was very common during world war II. To me this quote is about the main character realizing that the scariest thing of all is not knowing what lays ahead for you.
" You'd have done to have hanged yourselves where you were then come here"(Wiesel 39). What gives you the right to talk to another person like that, do you think your better then everyone else? Those are the thoughts that ran through my head when I read that quote. My heart went out to all those Jewish people in a new place, scared, thirsty, and hungry being treated like dirt by a German officer. This quote opened my eyes to how bad world war II really was. I also think that if you had just arrived at the camp and an officer said that to you, you would feel really scared, I know I would.
" You'd have done to have hanged yourselves where you were then come here"(Wiesel 39). What gives you the right to talk to another person like that, do you think your better then everyone else? Those are the thoughts that ran through my head when I read that quote. My heart went out to all those Jewish people in a new place, scared, thirsty, and hungry being treated like dirt by a German officer. This quote opened my eyes to how bad world war II really was. I also think that if you had just arrived at the camp and an officer said that to you, you would feel really scared, I know I would.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Snap shot of youth and government
During this picture I was seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling, and tasting multiple things. I was seeing the hotel ball room where we had the dinner, lots of people, and the flash of the camera. I was hearing lots of people talking and laughing. Enjoying themselves and having a great time like I was. I smelled the chicken from the dinner we had just eaten. I felt warm, stuffed {from dinner}, and very happy. I tasted the warm chicken, the yummy jello, and the cool soda I had eaten for dinner. When I see this picture I remember my classmates, my teachers, and the really fun youth and government trip!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
An outsider's view:
In the book of mice and men a main character is a an named Crooks. Crooks is an old black man with a crooked back. He is a stable hand, where he is the only black man. Crooks is treated like he is below everyone else, and like he's not a person because he is black. Because he is the minority he is lonely. I feel bad for Crooks because in the book some people are mean to him just because he is black. If someone is the minority you should not treat them bad just because their the minority.
One time when I felt like I was a minority was when I went to shadow for a day at Hedgesville High school. I was the minority because everyone was older and more mature then I was. I was very scared about shadowing but my guide was really nice. I was treated differently because I was younger and was at the time going to a private catholic school. When I shadowed a math class they gave me an easy problem because they assumed I couldn't do anything else because I was younger. That was a time when I was the minority. This experience showed me that the bigger group is always in controll and the minority never is.
One time when I felt like I was a minority was when I went to shadow for a day at Hedgesville High school. I was the minority because everyone was older and more mature then I was. I was very scared about shadowing but my guide was really nice. I was treated differently because I was younger and was at the time going to a private catholic school. When I shadowed a math class they gave me an easy problem because they assumed I couldn't do anything else because I was younger. That was a time when I was the minority. This experience showed me that the bigger group is always in controll and the minority never is.
Harrison Bergeron
I believe that you can be yourself and avoid getting picked on for your uniqueness. You can just be yourself and forget about what other people say, or you can try to make other people understand you. If you choose to not care what other people think you won't have many friends but you'll be doing what you love. But you will want to be sure that the activity or thing your choosing is worth it. If you want to try to explain to people why you like the activity of thing you can try to explain it to them. If its an activity you can show he you doing it and maybe then they'll understand.
In the book "Harrison Bergeron" deals with the issue of individuality. He gets so mad that he can't display his individuality that he rebels forcefully against the government. I don't think he did the right thing because he is so smart he could have found a better way to overthrow the government. If he had thought of a better idea he wouldn't have been killed. I can also relate to him being angry that no one understands him. I think that the reason why they killed Harrison Bergeron in the book was because people were intimidated by him.
I think that it is more important to be yourself then to fit in. If your just like everyone else there's nothing special about you. Being just like everyone else is not always the right thing. If you be yourself your enjoying what you love to do and showing people that you want to be yourself. If your just like everyone else your boring but if your being yourself your interesting. If you have good friends they will support you and if they don't then their not very good friends. The book "Harrison Bergeron" taught me that it is good t be yourself!
In the book "Harrison Bergeron" deals with the issue of individuality. He gets so mad that he can't display his individuality that he rebels forcefully against the government. I don't think he did the right thing because he is so smart he could have found a better way to overthrow the government. If he had thought of a better idea he wouldn't have been killed. I can also relate to him being angry that no one understands him. I think that the reason why they killed Harrison Bergeron in the book was because people were intimidated by him.
I think that it is more important to be yourself then to fit in. If your just like everyone else there's nothing special about you. Being just like everyone else is not always the right thing. If you be yourself your enjoying what you love to do and showing people that you want to be yourself. If your just like everyone else your boring but if your being yourself your interesting. If you have good friends they will support you and if they don't then their not very good friends. The book "Harrison Bergeron" taught me that it is good t be yourself!
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