Chapter Three

In chapter 3, Elie is separated from his sister and mother when the men and women are all separated when they arrive at Birkenau. Elie is told by a man in the camp to adjust his age to 18 instead of 15 and Elie's father to to say he is 40 rather then 50 so they could remain alive for as long as they could. Then, they start to walk in line towards the crematorium where they become very scared, but they go somewhere else just before they get to it. Next they all have their heads shaved and they are striped of their old clothes and then given a prison uniform. Then Elie's father is beaten, but Elie does nothing about it. They make a march from Birkneau to Auschwitz.

Where they stay for awhile and their numbers are tattooed on them. Finally, they go on one more march from Auschwitz to Buna, a work camp. There is so much trauma that goes on in this chapter, its terrible. Its really upsetting that Elie has already been separated from his sister and mother. Elies trust in God really decreased in this chapter, he feels abandoned by God. I cant help to think of how he will end up making it out alive.

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