(1)
"This day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation.... I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes were open and I was alone- terribly alone in the world without God and without man" (Wiesel 75).
Analysis
The Nazis succeed in their plan, as shown in this excerpt. Elie lost all faith and believes he is lost and alone. He feels angry towards God for causing the Jews to have to go threw this evil, horrific time. He stopped mourning and stopped caring about everything. In saying his "eyes were open", he is saying that he had realized the fact that God wasn't going to help them and that the Jews were on their own.
(2)
"A hundred of us had got into the wagon. A dozen of us got out" (Wiesel 108).
Analysis
I am reminded of two things when i hear anything like this. One is a quote something like, that night 12 sea monkeys fell into the sea, none came out alive. What is means is the challenge was so great the monkeys or Jews were not able to survive it. The fact that a dozen Jews survived is astonishing, that they had the willpower and the motivation to fight through that is out-standing. The other thing it reminds me of is a story that members of my church have been taught since they were children, Heavenly Father needed someone to go down to earth and be the savior. He asked out of every soul in heaven, who shall be this savior? Two personages spoke up. Jehovah (Jesus) and Lucifer (Satin) and then Lucifer said, I will bring everyone back, they wont have agency, and all the glory shall be mine. Then Jehovah spoke and said I will insure agency, the glory shall be yours; however, not everyone will come back. Then Heavenly Father decided Jehovah would be the Messiah. Then a 2/3 part of the heavens chose Lucifer's plan and they were not allowed to come to earth with a flesh body and were sent to outer darkness. The rest of the heavens chose Jehovah as their Messiah and we are here today trying to get back home to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. The quote reminds me of this because, the Jews had some idea, even if it was suppressed, that they wouldn't be returning back home and living normal lives. The dozen Jews that got of the train had the faith to keep fighting and not give up. This shows that even with their wills broken and having no reason to keep fighting forward and no sign of escape or relief, they kept fighting for their lives.
3 comments:
Great analysis on the second quote but maybe go a little more in depth on the first quote an try to relate it more to modern day society
If i was allowed to add to the first one i would say that i feel like Elie in being alone. I am a devout later day saint and it is hard to keep my standards and morals up while everyone around me isn't following the same path I am. While I do everyday it gets tiring and hard to stay with it, like Elie; however, I stay true to my faith a shine forth in a dark depressing world
I really enjoyed this quote and I agree with Andrew to go more in depth.
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