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What is automation?
What is automation?
The way in which electronic devices operate by themselves, reducing human involvement.
What does indeterminate mean?
What does indeterminate mean?
Not settled or decided, uncertain.
What does bereaved refer to?
What does bereaved refer to?
A person who is mourning the loss of a loved one.
What does conscientiously mean?
What does conscientiously mean?
What is apathy?
What is apathy?
What is vigilance?
What is vigilance?
What does scouring mean?
What does scouring mean?
What is embarkation?
What is embarkation?
What is a convoy?
What is a convoy?
Why were the prisoners running at the beginning of Chapter 6?
Why were the prisoners running at the beginning of Chapter 6?
What would happen to a prisoner who could not keep up the pace?
What would happen to a prisoner who could not keep up the pace?
What kept Elie from giving in to the temptation to just give up?
What kept Elie from giving in to the temptation to just give up?
How far did the prisoners run that first night?
How far did the prisoners run that first night?
Why was it dangerous for prisoners to collapse and sleep?
Why was it dangerous for prisoners to collapse and sleep?
What is an example of personification from the text?
What is an example of personification from the text?
What was Rabbi Eliahu looking for?
What was Rabbi Eliahu looking for?
Why is it unusual for Elie to pray at this point?
Why is it unusual for Elie to pray at this point?
Why did prisoners travel at night?
Why did prisoners travel at night?
Where did the prisoners arrive?
Where did the prisoners arrive?
Who is Juliek and what did he give to Elie?
Who is Juliek and what did he give to Elie?
What were the conditions like in Gleiwitz?
What were the conditions like in Gleiwitz?
What does inert mean?
What does inert mean?
What are dregs?
What are dregs?
What is a spectacle?
What is a spectacle?
What is a stampede?
What is a stampede?
What does robust mean?
What does robust mean?
What does contagious mean?
What does contagious mean?
What does simultaneously mean?
What does simultaneously mean?
What does distinguish mean?
What does distinguish mean?
Why does Elie say, "there was no more reason to live, no more reason to struggle"?
Why does Elie say, "there was no more reason to live, no more reason to struggle"?
Why did Elie ask a lady not to throw money out to the poor?
Why did Elie ask a lady not to throw money out to the poor?
How is the fight over bread in the open cattle car described as both horror and sadness?
How is the fight over bread in the open cattle car described as both horror and sadness?
What camp do Elie and his father end up going to?
What camp do Elie and his father end up going to?
What does life signify in the quote, 'We must not remain sitting. We shall freeze to death!'?
What does life signify in the quote, 'We must not remain sitting. We shall freeze to death!'?
How does the passage describe mankind during the event of fighting for crumbs?
How does the passage describe mankind during the event of fighting for crumbs?
What does compassion mean in the context of Elie's experience?
What does compassion mean in the context of Elie's experience?
What does faith represent in the statement, 'Don't give in! You must resist!'?
What does faith represent in the statement, 'Don't give in! You must resist!'?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Terms
- Automation: Operation of electronic devices with minimal human involvement.
- Indeterminate: Condition of being undecided or uncertain.
- Bereaved: Individual mourning the loss of a loved one.
- Conscientiously: Acting based on one's own judgment of right and wrong.
- Apathy: Lack of interest or emotional response.
- Vigilance: Careful watch for potential dangers.
- Scouring: Thorough searching for someone or something.
- Embarkation: Initiation of a journey.
- Convoy: A group of merchant ships safeguarded by warships.
- Inert: Lacking strength or ability to move.
- Dregs: The worthless remnants; sediment at the bottom of a liquid.
- Spectacle: A visually striking display.
- Stampede: Sudden rush of animals or people, usually from fear.
- Robust: Strong, healthy, and vigorous.
- Contagious: Easily transmitted from one person to another.
- Simultaneously: Occurring at the same time.
- Distinguish: Recognizing differences among concepts or items.
Key Events and Insights from Chapters 6/7
- Prisoners ordered to run to Gleiwitz to escape the Red Army, risking execution or trampling.
- Elie’s father plays a crucial role in keeping him motivated and fighting for survival.
- The prisoners endured a grueling 20-kilometer run that night.
- Risk of falling asleep could lead to death; Elie attempts to prevent a man from succumbing to sleep.
- Personification describes death as something that "devours," emphasizing the threat of sleep leading to death.
- Rabbi Eliahu searches for his son; Elie recalls that the son intentionally abandoned his father but does not inform the Rabbi.
- Elie, once a non-believer, prays for strength to avoid abandoning his father as others have done.
- Prisoners travel at night to avoid detection by enemy forces.
- Arrival at Gleiwitz is marked by harsh conditions, including lack of food and water.
- Juliek gives a poignant musical farewell to Elie, marking beauty amidst despair, before being found dead with a trampled violin.
- After three days at Gleiwitz, prisoners face selection; conditions are dire, with extreme starvation and no relief provided.
- Elie’s realization about the fight over bread highlights humanity's descent into desperation and self-preservation.
- Elie and his father are eventually transported to Buchenwald, continuing their struggle for survival.
- Themes of life, mankind, compassion, and faith emerge, emphasizing the human spirit's struggle against atrocities.
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