part1 and part 2 chapter 8 QUESTIONS

Part 1: each 4 sentences at LEAST

1. How does Wiesel treat his father during the journey to Buchenwald and later during
   his dad's illness? How does Wiesel’s link to his father affect his will to survive?
2. 
   Given their life or death situation, do you believe Wiesel’s attitude toward his father was understandable?
   Explain your reactions
3. Elie weeps (cries) several times in the book; explain when and why. Explain one time he does not weep when it would be expected.
4. 
   What feelings and thoughts went through your mind as you read about Wiesel’s final experiences
   as a German prisoner? What would you say if you could talk to him about this time in
   his life? What would you want him to explain to you?

part 2:

1.

1. 1.What fascinated Elie,why?
2. 2.Was it easy to take showers, describe?
3. 3.Describe how the father is now, what can you say about his spirit and his will to live, how has it changed? Example
4. 4.Why does elie mean he says, “ I felt that I as not arguing with him, but with death itself.”?
5. 5.Why was elie ashamed of? What was he thinking about?
6. 6.What didn’t father eat anything?
7. 7.Describe what is happening to Elie’s father.
8. 8.How are you suppose to live in a concentration camp?
9. 9.What was the last memory of elie’s father?
10. 10.What happened to Elie’s father?
11. 11.Did elie cry? Why or why not?
12. 12.What does he mean “free at last”?