I agree that the holocaust was one time in history that a group of people illustrated their hatred for others. That hatred made it possible for Elie Wiesel to write this book. If there were not the resentment towards the Jewish people, it would have been another group of people whom were discriminated against. So far, how else do you think that the character Moshe is significant in the story? Does he do anything that spurs emotion in the people? What is Elie’s opinion of him? Why do you think the Jewish people still had hope in this time of horror and sadness?
There was indefinitely a divide between the people who stayed strong during the story, and those who lost hope quickly. I was surprised to read how optimistic his village was. I was wondering if it was optimism, or ignorance. They heard about all of the horrible things that were going on in the outside world, but they paid no heed to it. Those who are unable to stay strong, Madame Schächter for example, broke under the pressure and began to hallucinate about their impending doom. She was eventually silenced. That incident was very sad.
Were there any parts so far that made you miserable or were just plain horrible? I agree with you that through moments like this, the one thing that kept people sane was their connection to god. Elie was very committed to his religion, and was learning Cabala in his spare time. Your connection to Freedom at Midnight is very helpful to understand the theme of religion in the book. The people trust God so much, that they feel that God will save them from all and any bad times.
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