You should plan to finish Survival in Auschwitz by Thursday's class, during which we will discuss themes and literary devices the novel employs to illustrate the experience of camp life. You should continue noting passages that you find particularly striking, but also be able to articulate why you find the particular passages thought-provoking.
Reading Questions:
1. What personal appeals does the author make to the reader? How would you characterize Levi's narration? For example, is your impression of narration style one of personal appeal/emotion, logic, detachment, etc.?
2. Why does the selection process invoke thoughts about God for Levi in Chapter 13? Is there a logic system to selections?
3. What is the function of lying? Is there a moral standard or lesson to be derived from the case of Klaus in Chapter 14?
4. What is different about the "last man" whose execution the prisoners are forced to watch in Chapter 16?
5. In the final chapter, how are the inmates' outlooks on life different from when they first arrived, particularly that of Levi? What has been lost from Levi and his comrades' humanity? What remains?
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