Night-Chapter 2

The incident in chapter 2 with Madame Schachter really gave me an example of Jews going insane during the Holocaust. With her strange vision of flames, she seems to actually predict the Jews' fate. This is because on page 26, the end of chapter 2, the Jews get out of the train car and they see flames in front them, along with the smell of burning flesh. This left me wondering, "Do the Jews still not believe that death is near?" It was not just the flames that seemed to be foreboding of their death. It was also the threats of the harsh German officers and soldiers. They threatened to kill any Jew who didn't give up any gold, silver, or watches and if anyone escaped all of the Jewish prisoners would be shot. According to Elie Wiesel, " The Hungarian lieutenant...collected the last possessions from those who no longer wished to taste the bitterness of terror." It's pretty obvious that "the bitterness of terror" is death. It's also plainly seen that the Jews wanted to avoid death by following orders, regardless of the fact that they most likely will be brutally killed in the following stages of the Holocaust. I am expecting bad things to happen in chapter 3.