their small towns knew where the Germans were, they were already marching down their particular street. The Germans were good at deceiving the Jews, who thought that they were humble and were only stopping by, then the Germans struck their iron fist down and told the Jews to pack up. They were being shipped off to labor camps. Throughout this ordeal of hearing that the Germans were coming to the entering of the labor camp of Auschwitz, he inseparable with his father.Symbols:The Bells at Auschwitz: they symbolized the need for organization, so that there wasn’t the need to form chaos. When people were where they needed to be when a certain bell rang, Nakedness: they were naked running through the blocks preceding their arrival at Auschwitz and on their was to getting clothes. This could have symbolized the need for vulnerability under the new German order.Adding faith and God: this would symbolize faith for most people as it did for Akiba Drumer. He thought very highly of god, and that it was only a test. Whereas, Elie began not to believe in his faith.Smoke: it was the burning of flesh and bones turning into ash. This must have symbolized death and to strike fear into those that had thoughts other than to stay at the concentration camp.Billy Club: this was a symbol of power, order, and the answer to consequences if a Jew had done something wrong that the Germans didn’t agree with.Knife & spoon: this could have symbolized possession, for they had very little to take into account for themselves. Other Imagery and Purpose: 1)3rd paragraph of page 13. “The women were cooking eggs, roasting meat, baking cakes, and making knapsacks. The children wandered all over the place, hanging their heads, not knowing what to do with themselves, where to go, to keep from getting in the way of grown-ups. Our backyard had become a real marketplace. Household treasure, valuable carpets, silver candelabra, prayer books, Bibles,...
