11. The Canto of Ulysses

“But thousands of feet above us, in the gaps in the grey clouds, the complicated miracles of aerial duels began. Above us, bare, helpless and unarmed, men of our time sought reciprocal death with the most refined of instruments. A movement of a finger could cause the destruction of the entire camp, could annihilate thousands of men; while the sum total of all our efforts and exertions would not be sufficient to prolong by one minute the life of even one of us” (pg.172)

Just like Primo Levi who survived through the tremendous torture, brutal treatment from SS officer, the bleak and freezing winter, deceptions among the prisoners, and much more. But it seemed like he wasn’t proud of himself at all. He was into glorifying the people that have passed away from this experience because he truly believed that the people that have actually died in the camp are the true eye-witnesses to this horrible disasterIf I put myself in Primo Levi's shoes, I would create a totally opposite character. I would certainly not be able to survive through such torture. Even when I get my freedom from the concentration camp, all the terrible memories and everlasting hardships would be perpetual.