Prompts: Why do you think the author wrote this?
What are two emotions the main character has felt? What made the main character feel that way?
I think the author wrote this book to show the readers what horrid things went on in the camps and how it changed people's lives. I have always heard stories about how the holocaust scared people's life's and how this event really shaped the person they are today. From reading this book, I can now clearly see the process in which people's lives changed. A lot of the things that the Nazis did to the people in the camps are displayed in the book, and we can learn how people responded to the things the German were doing. It has shocked me to see how many people did not stand up and say what they think, because they were so afraid of what could have happened to them if they did. As I'm reading this book I can see how Elie has been changing. Elie and his family have always been very religious, but ever since they were put in the first camp he has lost hope for God. As Elie's journey continues throughout the book I think he will change even more and will have less hope for getting out from seeing what has happened to innocent souls. This book shows the readers all of the fear the people had through this tough time.
One emotion that Elie has faced in this book is fear. He has been fearful for a various amount of reasons, because of what he has seen what the German were capable of. I think the first time he has been afraid during this time was when he was separated from his mother and sister. As they were separated he had no clue on what was happening or if they would ever reunite. He was also scared if he would be separated from his father. He seemed to be worried about not being able to be with his father, because that would mean he would be all alone with strangers. Another time he has been afraid is when he saw the children being thrown in the ovens alive. I think this would have terrified me the most as well. Knowing that he lied about his age, and was still young would make me very scared of what would ever happen if they found out. Elie witnessed many people being killed right in front of his eyes. He has been scared now that he knows what the Nazis are capable to doing to anyone.
Another emotion that Elie has felt is mournfulness. Since he has been separated from his mother and sister and put to work he has seemed miserable and dismal. He has felt upset of all of the innocent children dying. He knew that one of those children could have easily been him. Elie has also felt bad for all of the people he saw get hanged. He has lost almost all of his hope for God or for anything in general. He also has no reaction to when his father is beat. You can see how bad the camps affected people by the way Elie didn't feel any emotion watching his father get beaten up right in front of him. It's difficult for him to keep on believing that his sister and mother are perfectly fine. His religious devotion has even went down dramatically so quickly. All of the sadness that was in these people's lives from the camps have been stuck with them to the point where it hurt them so much they only really think of themselves having to survive.
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