Chapter 4

Once again, I am amazed with the body of work you students are building here. You should be proud of your selves. This last discussion has been a source of real pleasure for me. Discussing faith and its role in our lives is serious stuff. The emotion in your responses and comments really came through, loud and clear, and I am loving it. Let's keep it going!

1. When Elie arrives at Buna an inmate says, "Buna is a very good camp..." Explain why he would say this. Compare and contrast Birkenau and Buna.
   
2. The French woman who consoles Elie enlisted to be sent to work in the concentration camps as a civilian worker. She was not FORCED to be there. Explain some possible reasons why she would request to leave her home in France to go to Poland where discovery would mean instant death.
3. Elie says he marched for four hours to get from Birkenau and Buna. Why would it take so long? He was still in Auschwitz. Go to the USHMM website and watch the presentation, look at the maps of Auschwitz, and determine the distance from Birkenau and Buna. Use the picture with this post to help you. Here is another link to information about Buna.