What is the importance of the knocking that Elie heard?
He had told Elie’s family that if he had news of something bad happening that he would warn them. The knock at the window was the man’s warning. Since they had waited too long to open the window, the man was gone and so was the warning.
What was the significance of the sealed window in the ghetto?
The Jews had to live in a ghetto. The ghetto area was surrounded by barbed wore and the windows facing outside of the ghetto were sealed shut or covered. The Jews were actually pretty happy at first because they felt like they were all together and safe.
Why was someone knocking on the window?
Why was someone knocking on the window? He was a friend of the father’s that was trying to help him escape. Why did everyone prepare to leave Sighet? All the Jews were going to be deported from the ghettos now.
What is the significance of having never spoken to the person knocking at the window 14?
What is the significance of having never spoken to the person knocking at the window? They could have been warned, and their family and other could have escape the day before being forced away.
What happened to Moishe the Beadle and how did it change him?
What happened to Moshe that caused a great change in him? Moshe was deported out of the country and saw firsthand what the Nazis had planned for the Jews. At first, how did the Jews of Sighet feel about the ghettos? they thought the ghettos were there to protect them.
Who does Elie start hating?
The first people Elie began to hate was the Hungarian police because they were very disrespectful to the Jews as they were being deported.
How old is Elie at the end of the chapter?
13 years old
Why does Elie feel the need to tell his story?
After his father dies, where was Elie transferred to. Elie Wiesel has often said that he told his story all of those who could no longer tell theirs and so that people would not forget what happened during the holocaust.
What does Elie do when he prays?
Why did he cry when he prayed? He says that he does not know why he prays it is simply because he has always done it; he cries when he prays because something deep within him feels the need to cry.
How does Elie respond when Moshe asks him why do you pray?
When he finally finds a Cabala teacher in Moshe the Beadle, Moshe asks Elie why he cries when he prays. Elie responds, “I don’t know why.” He continues: “The question had never entered my head. I wept because–because of something inside me that felt the need for tears.
What can we learn about Elie from his thoughts on prayer Why did I pray strange question why did I live Why did I breathe?
Elie does not know why he prays. He has always prayed without questioning why; showing that his faith was just a part of his life. It’s what he knows and is something that has always been there. Wieselfurther demonstrates Elie’s faith by allowing the reader to get a glimpse into Elie’s mind.
Why but why would I bless him?
Why, but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. Because He caused thousands of children to burn in His mass graves? Because He kept six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days?