Dehumanisation
Finish quote: Crammed into _______ _____ .
cattle cars
"Why did I pray?...Why did I b______ ?"
breathe
"We decided to take turns _______."
sitting
"My hand tightened its grip on __ _______."
my father
"Just like Rabbi Eliahu's son, I had not passed the ____."
test
"If anyone goes missing, you will all be ___ ___ ___."
shot like dogs
"Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my _____ _______."
faith forever
"The same smoke hovers over all our heads. Help each other. That is the only way to ______ ."
survive
"Sons abandoned the remains of their fathers without a ____ ."
tear
"Help each other. That is the only way to ______ ."
survive
Fill in the gap:
"I became _____. From then on, I had no other name."
A-7713
"Never shall I forget those moments that ________ my God."
murdered
"Don't lose hope. You have already eluded the worst danger: the selection. Therefore, muster your strength and keep your _____.
faith
"… let there be camaraderie among you. We are all _______ and share the same fate."
brothers
"I was the accuser, God the ______ ."
accused
What did Elie see?
"A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own eyes…"
children thrown into the flames
"For the first time, I felt ____ rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be ____"
anger + silent
Who is this quote referring to?
"At the start of the third week, our Blockälteste was removed; he was judged too humane."
the young Pole at Auschwitz
"Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me…You're killing ____ ________ …"
your father
"I gave him what was left of my soup. But my heart was _____ ."
heavy
Finish the quote and name a literary device used:
"… he slapped my father with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on __ ___."
all fours + animal imagery
Complete the quote that shows Elie's faith in God:
"I was almost thirteen and ______ ________."
deeply observant
"Mrs. Schächter remained huddled in her corner …Her little one was ______ ___ _____."
stroking her hand
"My father had just been struck, in front of me, and I had not even ______. I had watched and kept ____."
blinked + silent
What two techniques are used?
“An open tomb. A summer sun.”
metaphor or alliteration or juxtaposition