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Hunger for Hunger for Survival Survival By: Neha Madeyanda & Sarah By: Neha Madeyanda & Sarah Krzeminska Krzeminska
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Page 1: Hunger for Survival

Hunger for Hunger for SurvivalSurvival

By: Neha Madeyanda & Sarah By: Neha Madeyanda & Sarah KrzeminskaKrzeminska

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““I told him it was impossible, I told him it was impossible, that I could not eat without it.” that I could not eat without it.” (p.52)(p.52)

•Elie speaking to the man who Elie speaking to the man who

wanted to take his gold crown.wanted to take his gold crown.

•Only valuable thing he had left.Only valuable thing he had left.

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““After the march, we were given After the march, we were given permission to return to the blocks for permission to return to the blocks for our meal. I remember that I found the our meal. I remember that I found the soup excellent that evening.” (p.60)soup excellent that evening.” (p.60)

•After the hanging of After the hanging of

the young boy whothe young boy who

stole during the raid. stole during the raid.

•The boy was confidentThe boy was confident

and unapologetic for and unapologetic for

his actions. his actions.

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““That night the soup tasted of That night the soup tasted of corpses” (p.62)corpses” (p.62)

•After the hanging of the After the hanging of the

young boy who was tooyoung boy who was too

light.light.

•Crowd of prisonersCrowd of prisoners

lost their faith in God forlost their faith in God for

making a young child suffer.making a young child suffer.

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““The hospital was not bad at all. We The hospital was not bad at all. We were given good bread and thicker soup. were given good bread and thicker soup. No more bell. No more roll call. No more No more bell. No more roll call. No more work. Now and then I was able to send a work. Now and then I was able to send a bit of bread to my father.” (p.74)bit of bread to my father.” (p.74)

•Elie in the hospitalElie in the hospital

because of his foot.because of his foot.

•Didn’t have to worryDidn’t have to worry

About staying alive or About staying alive or

taking care of his father.taking care of his father.

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““We were only too glad not to have We were only too glad not to have had to stay outside longer in the icy wind. had to stay outside longer in the icy wind. We let ourselves sink down onto the We let ourselves sink down onto the planks. The beds were in several tiers. The planks. The beds were in several tiers. The cauldrons of soup at the entrance cauldrons of soup at the entrance attracted no one. To sleep, that was all attracted no one. To sleep, that was all that mattered.” (p.101)that mattered.” (p.101)

•Physical exhaustion outweighedPhysical exhaustion outweighed

determination.determination.

•Didn’t want to think about Didn’t want to think about

survival.survival.

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““"We were masters of nature, masters of the "We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything-death, world. We had forgotten everything-death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth." (p. 83)we were the only men on earth." (p. 83)

• Elie is alone in the world, Elie is alone in the world, a “mere number,” a “mere number,” responsible only for his responsible only for his own survivalown survival

• At this point, the At this point, the prisoners have replaced prisoners have replaced God in that role; they God in that role; they themselves are the themselves are the masters of nature and the masters of nature and the world. world.

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““Let me give you good advice: stop Let me give you good advice: stop giving your ration of bread and soup to your giving your ration of bread and soup to your old father. You cannot help him anymore. old father. You cannot help him anymore. And you are hurting yourself. In fact, you And you are hurting yourself. In fact, you should be getting his rations...” (pg. 94)should be getting his rations...” (pg. 94)

•Elie’s duty was ensuring Elie’s duty was ensuring that his father had enough that his father had enough food and water to survive, food and water to survive, possibly sacrificing himself possibly sacrificing himself in the process.in the process.

•During this time, Elie was During this time, Elie was devout in caring for his devout in caring for his father, no matter what father, no matter what anyone else saidanyone else said

•Relation to real world: Relation to real world: sacrificesacrifice

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““Bread, soup - these were my whole Bread, soup - these were my whole life. I was a body. Perhaps less than that life. I was a body. Perhaps less than that even: a starved stomach. The stomach alone even: a starved stomach. The stomach alone was aware of the passage of time.” (pg. 50)was aware of the passage of time.” (pg. 50)

• Elie is trying to explain why he could not feel remorse or sorrow for the fact that the dentist was sent to prison to be hanged, why he actually felt pleased with the turn of events.

• It is another way to show the loss of humanity and faith he reached while in the hands of the Nazis

• Only interest is in food

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““““We are all brothers and we are all We are all brothers and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. floats over all our heads. Help one another. It is the only way to survive. (pg. 39)” It is the only way to survive. (pg. 39)”

• Helping one another to survive was key

• All was suffering so

• Only interest is in food

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“One day when we had stopped, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into

a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought each other for a few

crumbs. The German workman took a lively interest in this spectacle” (95).

• Only aim is in survivingOnly aim is in surviving• Food is the starving men’s only priorityFood is the starving men’s only priority

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