Night Analysis: Chapter 7
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Describe the indifference Elie feels. What has caused it? What
role do you think this indifference will play in his future?
At the start of the chapter, Elie states, “My mind was invaded
suddenly by this realization-there was no more reason to live, no
more reason to struggle.” Why does Elie suddenly lose his will to
live?
“Throw out all the dead! All corpses outside!” Why would this
order excite prisoners on the train? Why would they react in such
a manner?
How does Elie save his father?
Describe the conditions prisoners endured on the train to
Buchenwald.
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Train Car/Cattle Wagon?
Food?
Number of Prisoners?
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German Workmen Bread Game?
Strangulation of Elie?
Elie vividly describes the actions of the prisoners on the train as
less than human towards one another. Describe these actions in
detail and explain what you think Elie is trying to show through
his description.
At the end of the chapter, Meir Katz groans, “Why don’t they shoot
us all right away?” Discuss your opinions on the answer to this
question.
Describe the last day on the train. How many people survived the
train ride to Buchenwald?