Hah, I've been citing wrong this whole time.
FIXING STARTS NOW.
"'I've got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He's the only one who's kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.'" (Weisel 87).
We did this quote for part of our quiz, but it's so epic I just had to do it here as well.
This quote is extremely ironic, as Hitler is the one that is doing all this to the Jews, yet the Jews believe in him because he's kept his promises. This shows a lot about Hitler, and how he is such an amazing speaker as well. Everything he has told is the truth, and even though he's a twisted man, he hasn't lied once.
This also shows a lot about the Jews, and how they've been lied to so much, they can only trust the man that is taking out millions and millions of them. It gives the reader a strong sense of pity for the Jewish community, and shows how horribly they were treated mentally as well as physically.
"I quickly forgot him. I began to think of myself again." (Wiesel 92).
At first glance, the reader will have the immediate feeling of "Ohmygoodness! Elie is so selfish! Like, OMG I can't read this book anymore. He's all mean now! blah blah blah."
In reality, I find this quote extremely sad. Elie was a child who was full of love and hope, and after a few months in concentration camps, he's seen so much death that he has no choice but to dismiss it. He's surrounded by so much death, he can barely let himself get upset any more. If he had gotten sad, he's be overrun by depression.
This shows a strong change in Elie's personality, as I stated above. He went from an innocent, caring child to a hardened mess. He can only worry about himself now, if he wants to stay alive and healthy.
3 comments:
You did a good job setting up your quotes and I especially like the first quote and you did a amazing job analyzing on both of them
Good job at analyzing all these quotes! Just make sure when you cite it you don't put a period before the quotation marks. But, other than that really good job!
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