Hello and happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend!
Today, I'd like you to think about the importance of fathers and sons.
Today, I'd like you to think about the importance of fathers and sons.
Obviously, in the novel, there are several pairs of fathers and sons who try to stay together or aren't able to because of the dire circumstances. Think about Rabbi Eliahou whose son eventually tries to "lose" his father who is slowing down. Think about the father and son on the train who fought over the bread and died within minutes of each other. For Elie, his father becomes his reason for living as he says on p. 82, "My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me...(from sinking down on the edge of the road)".
Throughout the novel, one thread that has given Elie some hope and a desire to live is the close relationship he has to his father. They sacrifice a lot to stay together, and the irony is that they could have been saved if they'd only stayed at the hospital instead of having to go on that terrible death march.
For today, please read the very end of the novel and view this brief STORY about a family who found out their father's terrible secret from the holocaust. After finishing them both, complete this 3 question REFLECTION.
Coming up this week is a final quiz on the novel and a short project. More to follow!
Thank you!
Mrs. C
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