Summary chapter 7

In chapter 7 the the main character, George is forced to go to the medical ward of the camp as the wound he had on his knee had become infected with pus coming out. After he is carried to the ward they operate on his knee making an incision to remove the pus and this was done without anesthetic. He spends one night there and is then transported to a nearby hospital where they care for him and the doctor he met, who was kind, helped heal his wound also making incisions to remove pus without anesthetic. After his cut heals he is sent back to the camp where by he come across some dead bodies and begins to ask questions about the killings. During the whole chapter he tells us that at this point he felt no pain nor feelings  because of the things he had been through. This is why at the end of the chapter we see his indifference to the bodies that are around the camp. Not only is he indifferent but he ask questions like how they were killed.

Fatelessness Quotes

1)In the first quote the author gives a description of how he had to live and in this description we can see that the authorities wanted to hide them away and for them  not to be seen. The tone is one of as if were a normal thing for one to do, be confined to room in a house with the windows blacked out. The atmosphere set is one of a dark manor which is because it was the time when his father was to leave for the labour camp. He says that the cigarette smoke was stinging his eyes and the talking was dying out which add to the atmosphere and the smoke possibly representing the uncertainty there was ahead due to the leaving of his father.

2)The second quote we again see the laws that the authorities had put in place to hide the Jews as they had a curfew of 8pm. In the start of the quote the character talks of a lousy felling that he had and because of this he didn't leave his mother, this the struggle between his mother and father to keep him as the were divorced and a dilemma for him as to whom to be with. we see his mother taking care of him and making sure that he got home  before the curfew showing she cared for him.

Further Oral Activity 2012: Chapter 7 Fatelessness

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