Response #9

• Why would Elie Wiesel want to return to Auschwitz, the place of much of his sorrow?  Why is he willing to share his deepest thoughts with Oprah and broadcast them before millions of others?  How does this interview help others to remember, to want to promote change?

Response # 8

Consider the concept of dehumanization.  How was Elie able to effectively explain what happened to him using this concept?  Explain your thoughts upon learning about this process for the first time.

Response # 7- Part B

Choose one of the following literary terms: motif, personification, and hyperbole to answer the next question.  How was Elie able to effectively explain what happened to him using this device?  Why is figurative language so helpful in explaining different situations?

Response #7 - Part A

“One Survivor Remembers” What insights into life do you believe that Elie Wiesel and Gerda Weismann have gained as a result of their experiences during the Holocaust?  How has this overall experience shaped their perspective on life?  Their chosen careers?  You may have to do a bit of research regarding the persons Wiesel and Weismann have become in their later lives.

Response #6

Explain the following statement using examples from the text:  During the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel changes from a spiritual, sensitive little boy to a spiritually dead, unemotional man.

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?

Response # 4

DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS RESPONSE UNTIL AFTER class on November 9,2017.

Make sure you pay attention below!!!

—Video: “The Devil’s Arithmetic” uses the compelling literary device of casting the main character into a parallel universe. Explore the use of this device in terms of purpose.   In what ways could this fictional experience actually prevent history from repeating?

—***For those who did not watch the video, watch the following video about the concentration camps and then answer the following question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=449ZOWbUkf0

—Is the Auschwitz camp shown on the short clip similar to the one you pictured in your mind?  How was Hitler able to build such a camp during the Great Depression?  You may have to do a bit of research.

Response # 3

How does the connotation of night (nighttime) help to develop the symbolism of night (the absence of God)?  Use our class discussion and examples from the text to explain this question in more detail. 

Response #2 Madame Schachter

Explain your own reasoning regarding the strange incident with Madame Schachter.  Was it a hallucination, prophecy, vision, or a diving warning?  Why did Wiesel choose to include this incident in his memoir?  Is this incident somehow linked to his faith?