Moishe the Beadle: an old, homeless man. decrepit. a faithful attitude, but after he leaves and comes back, he develops a sadness that no one will listen to him
Elie: Young. Spry. Very faithful. Holds religion in high esteem. Begins to lose faith when he see the crematorium, and the horrors of Auschwitz.
Elie’s Father: a stoic older man. Stoic. Is held in high regard in his community. Doesn't show feeling very often. Believes
SETTING:
Detail the time and place the story begins:
The story begins in 1941 in Sighet, Romania
When does the story begin?
technically begins in 1944, as that is when things actually happen
What year is it at the end of Chapter One?
1944
Where does Elie live?
Sighet, Romania
IN-TEXT QUESTIONS:
Infer the answer from the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):
Describe where Moishe the Beadle is taken and what happens to him.
The Beadle is taken to a forest in Hungary, with all other forigners. They then begin to kill them all, the Beadle being shot in the leg, and feigning death
Describe the treatment Moishe the Beadle is given when he returns.
The tries to tell the other jews what happened to him, but no one believes him
Describe the condition of the synagogue when the Hungarian police brings the Jewish Community there.
It is in disrepair and ruin. Soldiers have desecrated it. Folk are forced to relieve themselves in it.
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
ALLUSIONS:
The Destruction of the Temple (pg. 1):
The story of the destruction of the temple is a jewish tale of the siege of Jeruselum
The Cabbala (pg. 4):
A Jewish book of law
The Week of Passover (pg. 8):
A Jewish Holiday during which there is a feast
SIMILES AND METAPHORS: GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES
"I will kill you like the dog you are"
“They called him Moshe the Beadle, as if his entire life he had never had a surname.”
“Physically, he was as awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people smile.”
“By eight o’clock in the morning, weariness had settled into our veins, our limbs, our brains, like molten lead.”
IRONY:
The celebrating of Passover in their current situation (pg. 8):
They are celebrating the good things in life when they are about to be taken to a concentration camp
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
Minimum 4-5 Sentences
Why don’t the Jews listen to the warnings of the danger to come? What explains their ignorant optimism?
The jews don't listen because they have an optimistic arrogance to them. They believe that their god could not let anything happen to His 'Chosen People'. They know what is happening, but feel that they are insignificant enough to not be taken. Another reason is that they are silently hoping for the Red Army to have ended the war before they can be taken.
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