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Elie Wiesel. Kat Severson, Maddie Dellinger, Madi Meyers, Ellery Evans. Chapter 1. “I continued to devote myself to my studies.” page 5 Studious, devoted. We see in this quote that Elie is a good student and that he wants to learn. Chapter 1.
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Elie Wiesel Kat Severson, Maddie Dellinger, Madi Meyers, Ellery Evans
Chapter 1 • “I continued to devote myself to my studies.” page 5 • Studious, devoted We see in this quote that Elie is a good student and that he wants to learn.
Chapter 1 • “I was in the midst of my prayers when suddenly there were shouts in the street.” page 13 • “I was up at dawn. I wanted time to pray before we were expelled.” page 16 • Faithful We can tell from these quotes that Elie was dedicated in his faith.
Chapter 1 • “Naturally, we refused to be separated.” page 18 • Strong family bond The importance of family to Elie Wiesel is apparent through the entire novel.
Chapter 2 • “Our terror was about to burst the sides of the train…” page 23 • Overwhelming terror • Man’s inhumanity to man This quote tells the reader of Elie’s fear at the beginning of the Holocaust events.
Chapter 2 • “It was as though madness were taking possession of us all…” page 23 • Disbelief/going crazy Elie’s fear is starting to drive him mad.
Chapter 2 • “Here was sudden release from the terrors of the previous nights. We gave thanks to God.” page 24 • Faith Despite the horrors, Elie still had faith in God.
Chapter 3 • “Soon I should wake with a start, my heart pounding, and find myself back in the bedroom of my childhood…” page 30 • Lost his childhood Elie was still young, but his childhood was ripped from him.
Chapter 3 • “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God…” page 32 • Felt God was dead • Struggle to maintain faith Elie began to feel that his God was weak and dying.
Chapter 3 • “Don’t cry, Yechiel.” I said. “Don’t waste your tears.” page 33 • Spreads his loss of hope This quote displays Elie’s loss of hope and growing pessimistic outlook.
Chapter 4 • “I refused to give him my shoes.” page 46 • Holding on to who he was Despite the horrible situation, Elie refused to give up on who he was yet.
Chapter 4 • “I was even pleased about what had happened. I had saved my gold crown.” page 50 • Fighting to hold on to himself This quote shows that Elie was still fighting to hold on to who he was.
Chapter 4 • “But we were no longer afraid of death.” page 57 • Fearless The horrors of the Holocaust made the Jews numb to fear.
Chapter 5 • “I raised my eyes to look at my father’s face leaning over mine, to try to discover a smile or something resembling one.” page 65 • Loving • Father-son bond Elie still feels love for his father, and is still trying to hold onto the will to live and the hope of simple joys.
Chapter 5 • “Why should I bless Him… because He had thousands of children burned…” page 64 • Mad at God • Struggle to maintain faith He has not lost his faith in God, he is simply mad at God for allowing the Holocaust to happen.
Chapter 5 • “And three days after he had gone, we forgot to say the Kaddish.” page 73 • Failure, faithless Despite always having faith, Elie begins to give into the other Jews’ pessimistic and faithless patterns.
Chapter 6 • “Get up? How could I?... I got up gritting my teeth.” page 84 • Perseverance Elie has nothing left in him, but he will not give up.
Chapter 6 • “My God, Lord of the universe, give me strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.” page 87 • Faith out of fear and love • Struggle to maintain faith He continues to rely on God for strength, and his father as the reason to live.
Chapter 6 • “I scratched. I battled for a mouthful of air. I tore at decaying flesh which did not respond.” page 89 • Barbaric, the will to live • Man’s inhumanity to man He finds the will to live, and fights for it.
Chapter 7 • “–there was no more reason to live, no more reason to struggle.” page 93 • Giving up Elie’s faith is dying, as is his will to live.
Chapter 7 • “I woke from my apathy just at the moment when two men came up to my father.” page 94 • Still fighting for his father Elie cannot bear to see his father thrown out of the train with the dead.
Chapter 7 • “I knew that I would never have the strength to fight with a dozen savage men!” page 95 • Physically weak He hasn’t given up on life, but he knows that he had no strength left.
Chapter 8 • “I held onto my father’s hand – the old, familiar fear: not to lose him.” page 99 • Loyal to family • Father-son bond Through the entire novel, and all of the horrid events, Elie remains faithful to his father.
Chapter 8 • “…he could not stand up… somehow, I brought my father to him [the doctor].” page 103 • Loyalty/love for his father Elie won’t allow his father to die after everything they’d lived through.
Chapter 8 • “I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep.” page 106 • Guilty but glad his father’s dead • Father-son bond With his father’s death came relief, he only had himself to look after, but guilt for feeling that way.
Chapter 9 • “After my father’s death, nothing could touch me anymore.” page 107 • Apathetic/numb Elie’s father had been his reason to survive, now he had nothing to live for.
Chapter 9 • “Our first act as free men was to throw ourselves onto the provisions.” page 109 • Starving The men thought of nothing but food. Even family escaped their thoughts.
Chapter 9 • “From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me.” page 109 • Half-dead The Nazis killed all of Elie, except for his body.
Purpose • “Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us.” page 30 • Never forget, and never again
Purpose • “Wild beasts of prey, with animal hatred in their eyes…” page 95 • Man’s inhumanity to man
Purpose • “The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.” page 109 • Reminder of the horrors Elie’s haunting imagery and horridly true memories help to establish the purpose and drill it into our minds.
