Moshe<span> is a poor Jew who lives in Sighet. He is deported before the rest of the Sighet Jews but escapes and returns to tell the town what the Nazis are doing to the Jews. Tragically, the community takes </span>Moshe<span> for a lunatic.</span>
<span>Victor is overcome by rage and regret for his actions. His division of his censure between the creature and himself reflects how much they share the blame, how one cannot be blamed without inculpating the other. Echoes of Prometheus myth (Cursed....you!)</span>
<span>his allusion to Dixie Howell is to comfort Jem since he loves football so much.
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He valued his pride and authority most