Elie Wiesel's inheritance is a knife and a spoon that his father leaves to him when he dies. His father tries to give it to him a few times when his name is called during selection, but Elie does not take until the very end. This shows that the fortunes of the Wiesel family have drastically changed since chapter 1 when the family buried their most prized possessions to keep them out of the hands of the German soldiers. This was true for many Jews at the end of WWII. Their homes had been raided and all of their possessions taken. Many Jews had nowhere to go and no money after they were liberated from the concentration camps.
August immediately recognized Lily because she knows Lily’s
mother. August already knew the moment Lily arrived that she was Deborah’s
daughter. August was Deborah’s caretaker when Deborah was still young and also
their housekeeper in Richmond, that’s why she knew about Lily.
<span>August did not push Lily to tell her the truth because she
knew that Lily needed more time to gather her thoughts together. Lily’s life
seemed to be in a mess, that’s why August waited for the perfect timing to tell
her of the past and explain it to her.</span>
GOD OFFERS LOVE AND FORGIVENES
The correct answer is D - all of the above.
A literary interpretation is a literary work being explained deeper than the typical understanding. In order for a strong literary interpretation, it must include all of the factors listed above.
