What happened to the prisoners who could not keep up during the march?

What happened to the prisoners who could not keep up during the march?

Terms in this set (7) What happened to anyone who could not keep up with the march? Anyone who could not keep up with the march was shot on the spot by the Nazi SS. Elie said that the SS would not deny themselves that pleasure.

What happened to the prisoners who stopped running?

In the blizzard and the darkness, the prisoners from Buna are evacuated. Anybody who stops running is shot by the SS. Zalman, a boy running alongside Eliezer, decides he can run no further. He stops and is trampled to death.

Who or what is the only thing that keeps Elie from dying on the march?

Elie mentions that the only thing that keeps him moving through the snow is the presence of his father. Elie believes that he has no right to die and thinks about what his father would do without him. Elie continues to march alongside his father and even witnesses several prisoners die during the arduous journey.

Why can’t Zalman continue the march How does Elie treat Zalman?

How does Eli treat Zalman? His stomach began hurting very bad. Eli treats Zalman with kindness.

What happened to the boy named Zalman when he stopped running?

Zalman was killed because the prisoners were afraid to stop. Elie says that if the SS saw any of them stop running they would kill them. The prisoners were so afraid of the SS that they trampled over one of their own, just to keep the German officers from killing them. This march shows us the strength that Elie has.

When Elie’s father dies Elie feels a sense of freedom not sorrow?

When Elie’s father dies, Elie fells a sense of freedom, not sorrow. True. During the ten day train ride to Buchenwald, German citizens showed pity for the prisoners by giving them bread.

What happened on April 5 night?

On April 5, with the American army approaching, the Nazis decide to annihilate all the Jews left in the camp. Daily, thousands of Jews are murdered. On April 10, with about 20,000 people remaining in the camp, the Nazis decide to evacuate—and kill—everyone left in the camp.