- - - - Why did Eliezer’s father give him the spoon
and the knife as his inheritance? What
is the significance of such a gift in Auschwitz?
- - - -
What choices are open to Eliezer and his
father when the camp is evacuated? How
is the decision to leave made? Who makes
the decision? Is it the “right”
choice? Or is it an example of a
“choiceless choice?”
1. Eliezer's father felt he was dying so he might as well give Eliezer all of what he has left. The spoon and knife may also be valuable, considering he cautions Eliezer not to sell them.
ReplyDelete2. To stay in the infirmary or evacuate with the others. Without any input from his father, Eliezer decides for the both of them that they evacuate with the others. He later learned the fate of those who stayed in the infirmary were liberated by the Russians.
1. Elizer's Father gave him his last few things he had to his name because he had thought he was going to die. Giving him these things made his father feel like elizer could take care of himself since the spoon and knife could be valuable.
ReplyDelete2. To evacuate or to stay. Elizer decides for himself and his father and it is made as a spur of the moment type of choice. I believe that it is the right choice because they could have died if they stayed. So in my mind it was the right choice.
1. He gives him the knife and the spoon because he thought it was important to him. The knife was to be used a protection and the spoon was used as a utensil since all they get to eat is soup and bread.
ReplyDelete2. The choices are to stay in the camp or be evacuated with the others. Elizer decides for both him and his father to evacuate and his father just agrees to it. I think it is the right decision because if they would of stayed then they would been killed with everyone else because they weren't healthy. So because they went, they have another day to live.