Question

read the quote and use it to answer the three questions that follow. behind me, i heard the same man asking: \for gods sake, where is god?\ and from within me, i heard a voice answer. \where is he? this is where - hanging here form this gallows...\ that night, the soup tasted of corpses. how does this quote illustrate some of what elie learned from moishe the beadle? moishe taught him the real answers lie in oneself. elie sees the death of the boy as the death of the god within. moishe taught him that it was gods anger that resulted in the death of men. the boy represents gods wrath. moishe believed that god always had a plan. hanging the boy must be part of his divine plan, which no man could understand. moishe taught that god required sacrifice. elie believes the boy to be a sacrifice to god. what is elies emotional feeling about god at this point in the story? he is angry at god. he has determined god does not exist. he wants to maintain his faith. he believes god is testing them. what does he mean when he states that the soup tasted like corpses? he thinks the soup tastes bad and cant think of another description. he believes the soup has rotted and they should not be eating it. he is drawing a link between what keeps them alive and the death that surrounds them. he is making the comparison to show that he no longer wants to be alive and has lost hope.

Explanation:

• Primera pregunta: Moishe le enseñó a Elie que las respuestas reales se encuentran dentro de uno mismo. En la cita, Elie asocia la muerte del niño con la muerte de su fe en Dios, lo que muestra que busca respuestas internas.
• Segunda pregunta: La cita muestra una actitud de desilusión y rabia hacia Dios. La muerte del niño y la idea de que Dios está "colgado" en la horca reflejan una ruptura en su fe.
• Tercera pregunta: Al decir que la sopa sabe a cadáveres, Elie está conectando la sustancia que los mantiene vivos (la sopa) con la muerte que los rodea (los cadáveres), creando una metáfora de la desesperación y la pérdida de humanidad.

Answer:

• Primera pregunta: Moishe taught him the real answers lie in oneself. Elie sees the death of the boy as the death of the God within.
• Segunda pregunta: He is angry at God.
• Tercera pregunta: He is drawing a link between what keeps them alive and the death that surrounds them.