The Jewish holidays arrive: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Even in their suffering, the majority of the Jewish community comes together and celebrates. All, that is, except for Elizer. His loss of faith has led him to be alone on this day of atonement. He distrusts God, almost belittling Him in his thoughts. Although it is against Jewish tradition to eat on this day, Eliezer does. He also finds his father, only to see that the look on his face was that of hopelessness.
Soon thereafter, it is announced that another selection is to be held. Elizer's father is one of the ones deemed to weak to work, and is sent to be killed. He brings Eliezer his knife and spoon (his inheritance) and leaves. But by some grace or miracle, there was another selection, and his father survived. Akiba Drumer did not survive, due to the fact that he loses his faith and will to live (among other to lose their faith is a rabbi).
The winter conditions cause the prisoners a large amout of suffering. Eliezer's foot sweels and he undergoes a surgery. While in the hospital, he gains a little hope from a rumor that the RUssians are coming to liberate them soon. However, the Germans quickly evacuate the camp, and Eliezer and his father go along. The Jews left behind are freed a few days later. Eliezer, along with the rest of their prisoners, begin the evacuation at nightfall in a snowstorm, with his injured foot bleeding in the snow.
Wow. Remember when I talked about the loss of faith... if you don't, try looking at every blog that i've posted. The only kick is that now Eliezer is almost rewarded: his father is still alive. But the point is still clear with Akiba Drumer, who loses his faith, and dies. Even the rabbi turns away from God. Eliezer doesn't even celebrate the major Jewish Holidays and defies Jewish Law. He belittles God - a sign of the destruction of his dignity and human rights.
I honestly thought his father was going to die. If this wasn't the climax of the book, then I don't know what was. The only real thing keeping me interested in the book is his relationship with his father. I already know that Eliezer survived the concentration, so this is a sort of sick cliff-hanger.
5 comments:
The summary good but the spacing looks odd, but it is easy to read. The photo is also very nice. I like the part where you added your of thoughts.
Good summary as well as the analysis of the loss of faith. The spacing is awesome I think Mears just couldn't find anything to say bad about. Good job.
Very good summary overall. I like that you had this many groups and your analysis at the end was good as it brought your insight into the chapter. The only thing you might want to look into is adding some quotes from the book to strengthen your summary.
Your summary is complete and your picture is good. The best part of the blog is when you interpret the book. Good work.
This is a decent summary. it would have been better if you had included a quote or two because there were plenty in the text. Also, I liked your analyzation of the plot.
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