Character assignment

1. “When my Comrades saw I was going; they too registered”.

The Jewish prisoners were given an option of going to another camp, where they could work, and get better shelter/food. Many people thought this was a trap, but once Vladek decided to go, people went with him. This shows that he is known to make wise decisions, and is a natural leader.

“I tell you, if anaja could be alive now, it would be everything different with me! Mala makes me crazy. Only she talks about money, always about my will –”

This quote describes the other side of Vladek, as a weak and old man. He greatly misses his dead wife, and is regretting his decision of re-marrying. His young and strong character that allowed him to survive the holocaust is no longer there. s

2. 175113. This was his number that was tattooed on his arms. While he got separated from Anja, he was extremely depressed in his camps. He began to cry, and then an unknown prisoner came by. He looked at his numbers, and said it was the luckiest number containing lots of religiously symbolic numbers. He states, this gave him the courage to survive the war.




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