Question

The others say that Mrs. Schächter has gone mad. Is Mrs. Schächter really insane when she screams? In the end, who is really out of his or her mind?

Answer 1

Eliezer notices that Mrs. Schächter doesn't seem affected by the optimism the other prisoners on the train feel when they hear what the two men who fetched water tell them. How does this contrast help to develop one of the key themes in Night?

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This contrast illustrates that an unstable woman like Mrs. Schächter should not be heeded.

This contrast shows that an apparently insane person has correctly foreseen the real horrors that await them.

This contrast demonstrates that Eliezer is too impressionable.

This contrast reveals that Mrs. Schächter becomes an impediment to the prisoners’ attempts to remain hopeful.

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Answer 2

It was said that she is like a prophet because she always shouts "fire!", which annoys the others that are with her. I guess she has gone mad because of her separation with her family. It was hard, especially when one is a mother. It is in the nature of mothers to want to be close to her family.

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