Dialectical Journal For The Caakm Before The Storm

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Chapter Titles:
1.This chapter will be named The Cakm Before The Storm due to the book having no chapter titles. When this chapter starts off, the speaker states that people had called him “Moche the Beadle”. He therefore later explains what dangerous actions the Germans are going to cause towards the Jewish.
2. In chapter two or New Beginnings, it starts off by stating the was no room to lie down in the cattle wagons they were placed in, there was little to no air, and that the people by the windows had a beautiful countryside view. This shows that the Jewish are just starting to be introduced to the torture the will receive later on.
3. In chapter three or Settling In , it states that an SS officer was having a conversation with a kid and
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In chapter nine or First Day Out, the speaker states that they had to stay at Buchenwald until April 11th. This means after this date, they would be free once again.
10. In my opinion, if I were to rename the title of the novel I would title it “The story of Eliezer” due to the novel telling his journey with such specific details.

Literary Devices:
1. An example of symbol would be “Besides, this doctor had only come to finish off the sick.”
2. An example of repetition would be “And he himself was so thin, so withered, so weak…”
3. An example of imagery would be “ A trickle of saliva, mingled with blood, was running from between his lips. He had closed his eyes. His breath was coming in gasps.”
4. An example of alliteration would be “…so I could use all my strength to struggle for my own survival.”
5. An example of a simile would be “Monday passed like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first daylight hours.”
6. An example of metaphor would be “They dwell in the depths of our souls and remain there until we die.”
7. An example of a personification would be “ The sirens began to wall”.
8. An example of epithet would be “ You dumb bastards”
9. An example of foreshadowing would be “ Eliezer… I must tell you where to find the gold and the money I buried … in the cellar