The men were able to shower and received new clothes and then placed into two tents. Elie and the men remained in the tents for three days as a quarantine period. Buna workers said it was a good camp and that you did not want to be assigned to the construction group. Elie got to work close to his dad in a warehouse where they counted bolts, bulbs, and other things. Elie earned a blanket, wash bowl, and a bar of soap. Elie met two brothers whose parents had been exterminated. Elie’s father was being called a loafer and beaten by the guards. Elie practiced with his father to help him stay in step with the group. His dad did not get any better at marching with the group.Elie was sent to the dentist to have a gold crown removed. He pretended to be sick so they would not remove it. A guard told Elie he wanted his gold crown. The guard was distracted by a young polish girl who was half naked. There was an air raid that lasted about 90 minutes. During the air raid a prisoner stole something. As his punishment he was hung in front of the larger group. Many men were hung. One night after three executions the soup for dinner tasted like corpses to Elie.
Elie for the first time was starting to see that his dad could not keep up with the group. As a good son he keeps trying to help him. I can understand the strong bond between Elie and his dad. Elie feels safe with his dad around. However, age and the rough conditions are taking their toll on Elie’s dad. Death was a daily occurrence at Buna.
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Nice job on the post Tom. I liked it how you added in how you felt about what is going on throughout the chapter. maybe you can add some more detail to your summary, because you seemed to be skipping around. But you added in all the key points to the summary.
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