... that if they do not change their wicked ways the city will be destroyed in forty days. It took three days for Jonah to cover the entire city, but repentance began after the first day. This part of the story is very strange because the city had no apparent enemy, nor anyone marching against the city. Yet, when they heard Jonah, a foreigner, preach his simple message from this ... caricature a narrow-minded Israelite mentality in order to preserve the sovereign freedom of Yahweh" (80) by this the author anticipated the Christian values in the New Testament, "Does God belongs to Jews alone?...

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... . 28) Elie thinks he's dreaming. After pinching his face, in disbelief he utters, "How could it be possible for them to burn people, children, and for the world to keep silent? No, none of this could be true. It was a nightmare...." (Chapter 3, pg. 30). They begin to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead. For the first time, Elie begins to feel a sense of revolt ... cold, unaffected and authoritative. He is a prototypical Nazi official. When Elie's turn comes, he runs as if his life depends on it and passes. Several days pass and the prisoners forget about the selection. But...

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