Journel Entry for Pages 98-115

QUOTE #1:

"The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls dregs of their darkness" (100).

RESPONSE:

This quote is very meaningful to me because, it's saying that all the prisoners saw was only darkness even if the sun was shining on them. This made me feel sad because nobody has any hope of surviving anymore. Basically all the prisoners are saying they want to die.

QUOTE #2:

"Yet at the same time a thought came into my mind: If only I didn't find him! If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care only of myself...Instantly, I felt ashamed, ashamed of myself forever" (106).

RESPONSE:

Throughout this book you see many sides of Elie. In this quote it shows how he was becoming selfish but knew it was wrong. When I read this quote, I think of the "world" in the 21st century. I think this because as the world expands, each country is trying to expand itself, but yet at the same time, the world is slowly running out of resources.

QUOTE #3:

"No prayers were said over his tomb. No candle lit in his memory. His last word had been my name. He called out to me and I had not answered" (112).

RESPONSE:

Imagine the last words you ever heard from someone that you loved so much, was your name. Imagine the torture that you felt not answering back, that pain and guilt of someone that had helped you survive one of the most deadliest massacres on the face of the earth, is now dead, and you never said anything back. Out of all the quotes in this book, this one by far has the most impact on me today. I say this because what if you were in this situation, and you had the power to talk back to your father but chose not to. How would I feel in this situation? I would talk back, even if that's the last thing I ever say or do.