“Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?” (Yes, we saw the flames.) “Over

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“Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?” (Yes, we saw the flames.) “Over

there, that’s where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. You still don’t understand? You sons of b!tches. Don’t you understand anything? You will be burned! Burned to a cinder! Turned into ashes!”
Which of the following best describes the emotion or attitude expressed by the inmate who confronts Wiesel and the other newly arrived prisoners in this excerpt from Night?

sarcasm
anger
fear
lunacy

English

2 answers:

kozerog [31] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T03:47:05+03:00

kozerog [31]4 years ago

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I'm going with lunancy.

It sounds like extreme fear, but it sounds like it's coming from more of an eccentricly stressed man.

RideAnS [48] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-18T02:11:14+03:00

RideAnS [48]4 years ago

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My best guess would be fear, as the speaker refers to "they" instead of himself that would be burning them, kind of showing that it wouldn't be anger. It is for sure either anger or fear, but I'd go with fear.