Hunger for Survival

1. Hunger for Survival By: NehaMadeyanda & Sarah Krzeminska

2. “I told him it was impossible, that I could not eat without it.” (p.52) • Elie speaking to the man who wanted to take his gold crown. • Only valuable thing he had left.

3. “After the march, we were given permission to return to the blocks for our meal. I remember that I found the soup excellent that evening.” (p.60) • After the hanging of the young boy who stole during the raid. • The boy was confident and unapologetic for his actions.

4. “That night the soup tasted of corpses” (p.62) • After the hanging of the young boy who was too light. • Crowd of prisoners lost their faith in God for making a young child suffer.

5. “The hospital was not bad at all. We were given good bread and thicker soup. No more bell. No more roll call. No more work. Now and then I was able to send a bit of bread to my father.” (p.74) • Elie in the hospital because of his foot. • Didn’t have to worry About staying alive or taking care of his father.

6. “We were only too glad not to have had to stay outside longer in the icy wind. We let ourselves sink down onto the planks. The beds were in several tiers. The cauldrons of soup at the entrance attracted no one. To sleep, that was all that mattered.” (p.101) • Physical exhaustion outweighed determination. • Didn’t want to think about survival.

7. “"We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything-death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger, stronger than the shots and the desire to die, condemned and wandering, mere numbers, we were the only men on earth." (p. 83) • Elie is alone in the world, a “mere number,” responsible only for his own survival • At this point, the prisoners have replaced God in that role; they themselves are the masters of nature and the world.

8. “Let me give you good advice: stop giving your ration of bread and soup to your old father. You cannot help him anymore. And you are hurting yourself. In fact, you should be getting his rations...” (pg. 94) • Elie’s duty was ensuring that his father had enough food and water to survive, possibly sacrificing himself in the process. • During this time, Elie was devout in caring for his father, no matter what anyone else said • Relation to real world: sacrifice

9. “Bread, soup - these were my whole life. I was a body. Perhaps less than that even: a starved stomach. The stomach alone 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

10. ““We are all brothers and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. 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

11. “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 surviving Food is the starving men’s only priority

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