Class List of Fire

*Upcoming danger
*Burning of loss of faith
*Unpredicatble/Fear of Unknown
*Crematoriums/Death
*Destruction
*Chaos
*Conflicts

Chapter 2 Fire/Flames

I believe that Mrs. Shaucter was emphasized in this story because she is foreshadowing what will happen to the Jews in the future. She is split up from her family which is what will happen to many Jews in the near future of this book, and she is envisioning fire. The fire can represent two different things. First, it refers to the fire and the flames that burn up the dead bodies in the crematorium. Second, it refers to all the horrendous things that will be happening to the Jews. Nobody believes her about the fire because they can't physically see it which can relate to the Jews not being able to believe what the Nazi's will do to them. They have no idea what torture they are going to face once they are in Auschwitz.

Class List of Foreshadowing

1. Moishe the Beadle- warned the Jews of Sighet, changed character from beginning to end. Shot in the leg and played dead. In the beginning a devout Jew, at the end loses faith.
2. Two Ghettos- progression of the violation of rights
3. Tzipora was given a pack that was too heavy, foreshadows that everyone is going to get a heavier burden
4. Jewish council leader could not speak up about future events or he would be shot-shows brutality
5. refers to ghettos as "on vacation" sarcastically
6. Fathers face becomes pale when he hears about the transports
7. Elie's father's Hungarian police friend knocks on window but no one can open it in time
8. Father eventually dies as stated in Elie's thoughts
9. Cattle cars (80 people to a car)
10. Jews couldn't imagine anything worse than waiting in line for the transport
11. reference to night

Foreshadow Blog

1. When Moishe the Beadle comes back and warns everyone of what happened in the bigger cities
2. When they are put into ghettos
3. When they have to wear the yellow star, Ellie's father says, "The yellow star? So what? It's not lethal..."
then Ellie writes in response (Poor Father! Of what then did you die?)

What do WE know about the Holocaust?

*Started by Adolf Hitler

*Holocaust was considered a genocide

*Happened in Europe during WWII

*1937- the book burning was an initial event that revoked people's rights

*Jews were expected to identify themselves with armbands

*Jews lost personal rights such as curfews, not owning businesses etc.(Nuremberg Race Laws)

*Jews were placed into ghettos (very small confined area where all Jews were placed)

*Jews were then deported to concentration camps via cattle cars filled with hundreds of people.

*Largest concentration camp was Auschwitz

*Jews were placed in gas chambers disguised as showers but then ended up being gassed.

*Prisoners were killed by starvation, disease, scientific experiments, shot, worked to death, and burned in crematoriums.

*Anne Frank was a famous Holocaust victim due to her diary that was found.

*Some people doubt the existence of the Holocaust.

*Polish, homosexuals, political opponents, gypsies, handicaps, Soviet prisoners of war and those who helped Jews.

*11 million total, 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews.

*Survivors from the Holocaust still live today.

What do I know about the Holocaust?

*Many Jews and Catholics were killed
*People were gassed and starved
*Nazi's killed Jews
*Sent to concentration camps
*Anne Frank was in a concentration camp
*Very poor food in concentration camps
*All started by Adolf Hitler
*Some survivors still live today to tell the story
*People had to give up all of their things
*Prisoners had to work and do jobs

Thesis

John's changed attitude in Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket is portrayed through the priorities in his life, the symbolic image of the broken window, the priorities in his life, and the reinvention of his former self.