Regarding Elie’s experiences, his powerlessness is what I’ll most remember in this book.What I believe I’ll remember most about this novel is Elie's powerlessness. It’s inevitable, yes, but putting myself in his shoes, I wouldn’t have managed it as well as Elie had. An image that will stick with me is of Jews having to live in unfair living conditions based on their culture or religion. The wars that have happened—genocide, torture, and murder—I believe will never end. But the concept of it being so normalized in the sense that nothing happens to change is morally sad. I’d say it doesn’t change, having made a final project about the Uyghurs horrendous genocide. My thinking has not changed when it comes to feeling empathy toward the people murdered. But the fact that it still hasn’t stopped is beyond me. …show more content…
And this genocide is not the only one. One currently is the Palestinians being murdered by Israelis. But I’d say it changed my thinking to have insight from the first-person perspective of a Jew in a concentration camp. The saddest part I found was Elie’s father dying. Having read the book, I had put myself in his shoes, feeling sad for him. It must’ve been so devastating; I can’t imagine having family in an isolated environment that would suffocate me. The moment I found most horrifying was the fact that no one believed Moishe the Beadle. He had seen things most would not experience themselves. Yet later, Elie and his family were sent to Auschwitz. Other Jews as well. Having to live in the cruel reality that they had to live in. I find it horrifying because there are times where you wish to be listened to but aren’t. If I were Moishe the Beadle, I’d be frustrated and outraged. He’s trying to do something good, but no one bats an eye! Putting myself in the shoes of those listening to Moishe, I would just ignore him entirely in hopes of it not being true, basically to keep my