Monday, November 13, 2017

Response #5

In what ways was the hanging of the young Pipel the ultimate challenge to young Elie’s spiritual faith?  How does the symbolism of “night” compare to the symbolism of the young Pipel?

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  1. The young Pipel was described as a boy with an angelic face. He was loved by all even though people usually hated boys around his age. He was the angel and light of the camp which symbolizes God. The hanging of the boy was so impactful because it was the hanging of the only brightness in the camp. This symbolized the last piece of hope and God being terminated. The symbolism of the pipel and night contrast because the boy represents the presence of God, while night represents the absence of God. This is the reason why the death of the pipel effected the camp, especially Elie, in such a way because it got rid of the light so now only darkness would cover them.

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    1. I think that you explained it perfectly. I like the you you said the Pipel was the light of the camp and how he represents God. I agree with your response to the question.

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    2. Comparing the young Pipel to light was a good idea. Especially as the Pipel is described as angelic. Angels are normally associated with light.

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  2. The hanging of the Pipel was the ultimate challenge to Elie's faith because it was described in the book for him to have an "angelic face" and when they hang someone with that kind of description, it challenges what they believe in. An angelic face can be related to faith by being pure and innocent, when that's gone, faith is gone. The symbolism of night is darkness, loneliness, flames and death. The symbolism of Pipel, is light and angel and those are the complete opposite.

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    1. I don't think that Pipels death was a challenge to Elies faith because I don't think that his death made Elie question God that much, a lot of Jews were getting killed.

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    2. What if the person didn't believe in God, do you think that hey would have the same reaction? Why did this event have such an impact on Elie and his faith? What relation does the pipel have with God?

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  3. The way Elie described Pipel made me picture a angle because he described him as a young boy with a refined and beautiful face. Elie also said Pipel had a face of a sad angle. He was going to hang. People started asking where God was. Pipel represented the death of an angle. I came up with this because Elie said that Pipel was like a angle.

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    1. I like where you were going with this statement but i think you should add more details.

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    2. Think that there is more information that you can add. But so far I agree with you.

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  4. the Pipel was the only light in a dark night. he was the only pipel that was loved while the others where hated, and he was the joy of the intier camp, but when he was hung, the light when out. there was no joy in the camp, and god had finally left them.

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  5. The symbolism of night in the novel represents the absence of God in the current situation, but the pipel represents the death of God completely in the Jews' lives. Throughout the novel before the pipel is killed, Elie does not deny that God is absent, but does not lose his belief in God, despite not wanting to believe anymore. However, once the pipel is killed and Elie makes the comparison between the boy and his God, Elie does not talk about God and how he had forsaken them as he did before, and focuses on things like his father and the journey they are going through.

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    1. I like how you made a reference to Night symbolizing the absence of God and the Pipel symbolizing the death of God. Although Elie does make a reference to God forsaking the Jews on page 74. He is questioning how and why he should bless them when God allows these things to the Jews to happen.

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  6. Th hanging of the child, Pipel, was ultimately the last straw for Elie's faith. Who would let the hanging of a child happen? In Elie's mind, God would. He, and other Jews, were questioning the existence of God. The symbolism I derived from "night" was hopelessness.The hanging of Pipel symbolizes the loss of faith in God. These two compare because once the Jews began to lose faith in God, they began to feel hopeless and like they don't have a purpose anymore.

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    1. How was the young Pipel described in Elie's eyes?

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    2. I agree. The hanging of Pipel was last straw for Elie.

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  8. The young boy was viewed as an innocent angel with a delicate beautiful face. As Elie witnesses the hanging of the young Pipel, he feels that it is his God who is hanging on the gallows. The death of the pipel is related to the death of Elie's faith in his God. Elie identifies with the death of the young Pipel because he undergoes a similar slow, painful spiritual death.

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    1. I like how you pulled out the part where it compared God to the Pipel and "hanging in the gallows". When you say identifies with, do you mean like compare?

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  9. The young Pipel was distinctively different form the others he was associated with. he was described as "a child with a refined and beautiful face, unheard of in this camp." that shows that he had some form of purity compared to everyone else which was why he was said to have an angelic face. For Elie to have seen the seemingly pour and innocent boy hanging but still alive would cause more doubt in his God. the boy embodied Elies belief in some form of God as when someone asks "Where is God now?" Elie responds with "HE is hanging here on the gallows." This broadens what "night" means for Elie which is the death of his God.

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    1. I like how to compare the pipel to purity that was absent throughout the rest of the camp. How does this broaden what night means for Elie, what examples can you use?

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  10. The Pipel is described as angelic. When someone is described in this way they are seen as pure and innocent. Even though most Pipels are not liked by the Jews of the camp this boy was loved by all. He was their last ray of hope. The hanging of the Pipel represented the death of not only God, but the Jew's faith and hope as well.

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    1. I agree with your statement and how it was their last ray of hope since he was compare to being pure and innocent, which is related to religion.

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  11. The hanging of Pipel was definitly a challenge to Elie's faith. Till then Elie had already claimed that he could no longer believe in God's power or love. This is due to the events of what Elie witnessed and how God would not stop them. After seeing so many grown men murdered it's a harsh reality when you watch a young boy be murdered. Pipel's looks and discription of looking like a sad angel also add to the effect of how Elie feels. Since angels are looked at as warriors and messangers of God it only makes since that the Jews would think of him in some sort of way as this. When comparing the connotation of "night" and the Pipel you notice that they are both faith related. "Night" being the absence of God and the Pipel's hanging being the murder of Elie's faith and God. Elie's connotation of "night" is found in chapter 3: "Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence...those moments which murdered my God." The murder of God is seen at the end of chapter 4: "'Where is God now?'...'Where is he? Here He is-He is hanging here on this gallows....'" Overall, the Pipel's hanging was the event that cemented Elie's lose of faith in God even though he beleives that there is a God.

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    1. I like how you stated how the Pipel was like a messenger of God. I agree with how "Night" was the absence of God while the hanging of the Pipel was the murder of Elie's faith and God. I like how you provide textual evidence to support you answer.

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    2. I like how you gave your evidence and stated the chapters for the evidence.

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  12. The hanging of young Pipel was the ultimate challenge for young Ellie's spiritual faith because. The young boy was described as having a face of a sad angle. And loved by all. So when he was hanged it was heart breaking for everyone. The young boy was innocent unlike the other pipels. He was the sign of God, light, and happiness. In the night's evilness, sadness, and dark. When he was hung everybody question the presents of God.And Ellie felt like it was God there hanging. Then when he died after his battle of life or death that is when Ellie felt like God had finally felt their side.

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    1. I like how you provided a description of what the Pipel was like. I agree with how the Pipel symbolized God,light and happiness during "Night"s evilness,sadness and dark.

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  13. The Pipel represented a symbol of hope to all the prisoners at the camp. The Pipel was loved by everyone described as an angel with a refined and beautiful face according to Elie. When the Pipel was hung, people lost there only hope that was keeping them going. The symbolism of "Night" compares to the young Pipel because when the Pipel was killed the prisoners only symbol of God was taken and now were alone without God just like in the word"Night".

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  14. The Pipel was a young boy with angelic face, in this case he represented the belief that God was not yet absent, he represented the last bit of faith Elie was holding onto. To witness his hanging was to witness the last of his hope vanish into thin air. At that point, Elie was not only certain that God was absent, but that he was never to return, just as the Pipel will never return.

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  15. Along with every Jew Pipel had a impact on Elie. Pipel was described having a angelic face. Angles mainly represents hope. To Elie it was the belief that God is still with him. When Pipel was hung all the belief of God being with them and hope he had left was gone. Now showing that their is no hope for him or others surviving.

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  16. The hanging of the young pipel was the ultimate challenge of his faith. The pipel was a young boy who was described as having an angelic face. To Elie, this probably seemed like the hanging of one of gods many angels. To him, god just died along with the young pipel. Many others in the camp questioned their faith as well. This was a heart breaking experience for everyone at the camp including the officers.

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