<span>The story is making fun of the way people fear death. The smelly cheese was enough for Thompson to lose control of his common sense. People become gullible when they are afraid and because all people will die eventually there is no reason to fear death.</span>
The answer is A i hope this helps
What I think he means is that the bystanders knew what was happening but didn't stand up for it. They didn't fight for the Jews rights. But in my opinion that statement is wrong since anyone who stood up or defended the Jews would be killed.
