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star (the Star of David) to distinguish them from the non-Jewish people in the city. Elizer is very upset about this, while his father doesn't seem affected by it at all. His father tries to comfort Elizer. The father’s argument is that wearing the star is not so terrible, it can’t kill you, but Elizer’s response says it all. He says, “Poor Father! Of what then do you die?” (page 9)
Once the Germans start to evacuate the town, Elizer is basically in disbelief, although he is still optimistic about the future. He talks about how he sits on the pavement watching everyone walk by loading up into the caravans, and that he is unable to move. He says it is all to unreal. “Here came the Rabbi, his back bent, his face shaved, his pack on his back. His mere presence among the deportees added a touch of unreality to the scene. It was like a page torn from a story book, from some historical novel about the captivity of Babylon or the Spanish Inquisition.” (page 14) Although his life ...

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the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself.” (page 52) This is his father he is talking about. His father is getting beaten nearly to death, and all he can think about is getting farther away so as to not get hurt too. This really shows how survival can change your judgment. It’s either his father gets hurt, or you both get hurt. He just had to choose the least worst option.
Elizer’s life eventually becomes a routine day in and day out. His day basically consists of getting up, eating, going to work, eating dinner, having roll call at night, and then going back to bed. It might as well have ...

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