17. Discuss the section where Elie is beaten. Out of nowhere, Idek comes up to Elie and begins to beat him. The beating goes on for a few minutes, but to Elie it felt like forever. When idek stopped, a French girl who worked next to Elie came over to comfort him. The girl told him to not get angry, and made him feel better. The girl gave him a piece of bread and whispered a few words in perfect German. A few years later, Elie sees the girl on the train, and they both discuss how they made it out of the concentration camp alive. 18. What is the situation involving Idek? One day, Elie walks into a room where he spots Idek having sex with a woman. Elie can not resist, and lets out a laugh. Idek gets extremely mad and says he will …show more content…
Elie was angered with God. He kept questioning how God could allow all these things to happen all these innocent people. Elie now said that men are stronger than God. Elie felt abandoned by God. I believe that Elie’s reason for his anger towards God were completely valid. The horrible things that Elie sees at the camp should not be happening to anyone. Even the people who have done bad things in life don’t deserve to be treated this way. And next to Elie, all these innocent people are being tortured just because of their race. If I was in Elie position, I would feel the same …show more content…
After ignoring it for awhile, one day he could not take it anymore. When he went t the doctor he was told he needed an operation. As he was in the hospital, he enjoyed the food and not having to work. However, Elie soon found out that hospitals had selections too, and that most people who were in the hospital ended up going to the crematory. When Elie’s operation began, he passed out right away. All the pus was removed from his leg, and the doctor told Elie he could walk in two weeks. Unfortunately for Elie, the Germans enemies were approaching, so everyone had to leave the