Fire symbolism class idea

Upcoming Danger
Burning loss of faith
Unpredictable/fear of unknown
Crematoriums
Chaos
Conflicts

Fire symbolize

Explain the significane of the woman who sees flames. What is her role in the story? What might the fire symbolize?
The woman has quite the large role in Night, this is shown by having nearly an entire chapter detailing of her mental breakdown of screaming "Fire!" in the cattle car. Elie makes her claims of Fire into a symbol into not only the cruel ways the Jews were killed, but as a symbol of the Jew's life as well. Fire can be seem as an unpredictable and destroying entity, and that is exactly the sort of condition the Jews are in; an unpredictable terrible time of great loss.

3 Foreshadowing example

Example one: When Moishee returns from his brutal experience he warns everyone about the bloodshed the Nazis are not only capable of, but are willing to cause as well. His warning fall upon deaf ears however, for many people in the town claim he is a madman.
2: When the Nazis threaten the Jewish council leader with his life if he discloses any information about what is to become of the Jews living in the city. This also shows the brutality of the Nazis and the lengths they go to ensure every Jew is killed.
3: When the Nazis cram the people into cattle cars it is clear the Nazis will relocate the Jews somewhere, and are in no way concerned about their health or safety.

1. Moishe the Beadle's warnings.
2. Two ghettoes
3. Tzipora was given the pack that was too heavy that was too heavy
4. Jewish council leader could not speak about future events-foreshadows brutality
5. Elie discusses the loss of valuables while on vacation.
6. Father's face became pale when found out about the transports
7. Elie's father's Hungarian police friend came knocking at the window, but they couldn't get the window open in time
8. Jews has to wae the yellow star
9. Father eventually dies as stated in Elie's thoughts
10. Jews are put into the cattle car (80 people)
11. Jews couldn't imagine anything worse than waiting in line for the transports in the hot sun
12. Night references. "Night had fallen"

What do we know about the Holocaust?

The Holocaust was started by Adolf Hitler

Happened in Europe in WWII

The book burning was an initial event that revoked people's rights

Jews were expected to identify themselves with armbands.

Jews lost personal rights

Jews were placed in ghettos. Ghettos was a confined area within a town where one would be placed.

The largest concetration camp was Auschwitz

There were gas chambers in the camps and they were disguised as showers

Prisoners were killed by starvation, disease, scientific experiments, shot, burned and worked to death

Anne Frank- Kept a diary detailing hiding from the Gustapo

Poles, homosexuals, political opponents, gypsies, disabled, Soviet prisoners of war and those who who helped Jews were all targed groups by the Nazis.

6 million Jews were killed / 11 million total

Some people doubt the existance of the Holocaust

Survivors still exist today.

Holocaust-What I know about it

The Holocaust is a term to desribe the capture, torturing, and killing of many types of different people, including the Jews, homosexuals, Soviet POWs, the disabled and political opponents of the Nazi Party, lead by Adolf Hitler.

Thesis statement

Story: By the Waters of Babylon

In "By the Waters of Babylon", John's journey to the "place of the gods" was much more than a physical journey which was made evident by John's change in emotions, discovery of who the gods really were, and his plan for the future of his people.