Madame Schachter is heard screaming that there is a fire outside the cattle cars. I think she is trying to warn the others that danger is approaching. The huge fire outside that Madame Schachter is yelling about is the concentration camp. I would feel very intimidated and scared if a woman was screaming, saying that flames were going to devour everyone. I think Madame Schachter was a little shaken up because of the situation she was in, but she was just trying to warn those around her. When Elie and the other prisoners arrived at Birkenau, he noticed that there was fire coming out of the chimney. He states, “In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived at the hotel. In Birkenau. Elie realized that Madame Schachter wasn't talking about a huge fire that would devour everyone but the concentration camps.…show more content… Horrific events happen in our world, but most tragedies go unnoticed. This is because politics plays a huge role in what information gets sent out to the public. People who have higher power don't want to spread gruesome information that might tarnish the image of their country. Especially news that might make citizens want to revolt or protest against the government. Fear also controls the way people speak out. Many fear that if their opinion is unpopular, that they will be ostracized and hated. Another reason tragedies go unnoticed is because some people feel that they have no power to make a change. I think that I don't speak out often because I'm worried about what others think about me. Also, I feel that I wouldn't have much of an impact as opposed to the mayor or the
