I think it’s important, or at least slightly important, to note the “authority” and relief that weather has in this account of the Holocaust. It is incorporated into the suffering of the prisoners and makes things so much harder, but I like the instance that Levi used weather as an outlet for emotional release.
He says that when it rains, all of the prisoners like to cry. This interested me, I guess because it showed that they were still a bit raw and “alive” on the inside in spite of all of the suffering they’re made to endure. Rain itself is very soothing and tranquil in itself and the fact that they choose to cry under the stream of rain is kind of like a cry for healing— of peace, tranquility, and major mending.
But then on the other hand the guards make them work in all of the different weather types, from scorching hot to Antarctic. For now they’re in the dead of winter and are suffering, trying to survive the nights, trying to stay warm. They can’t stay standing in the same spot for too long because the floor is too cold, and not all of them (7 out of 10) will even see the morning.
They continue to foster honest bonds with one another as well, which is nice, when they examine each other they trust one another to honestly describe their condition and their chances of surviving the chilling nights and the strenuous (also cold) days.
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He says that when it rains, all of the prisoners like to cry. This interested me, I guess because it showed that they were still a bit raw and “alive” on the inside in spite of all of the suffering they’re made to endure. Rain itself is very soothing and tranquil in itself and the fact that they choose to cry under the stream of rain is kind of like a cry for healing— of peace, tranquility, and major mending.
But then on the other hand the guards make them work in all of the different weather types, from scorching hot to Antarctic. For now they’re in the dead of winter and are suffering, trying to survive the nights, trying to stay warm. They can’t stay standing in the same spot for too long because the floor is too cold, and not all of them (7 out of 10) will even see the morning.
They continue to foster honest bonds with one another as well, which is nice, when they examine each other they trust one another to honestly describe their condition and their chances of surviving the chilling nights and the strenuous (also cold) days.
I commented on Luke’s and Spencer’s posts.
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