What do you think might be the point or “lesson” one could get from the Oedipus plays?

2. What is the importance of burial to the departed and to women in ancient Greece?

3. How any of those beliefs relate to practices and beliefs today? In what way?

Aside from his general attitude toward women, what kept cisneros father from appreciating her writing?

What does the speaker do in the beginning of her speech that conveys she is a credible,reliable speaker

Eliezer notices that mrs. schachter 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 to develop one of the key themes in night? a.) this contrast illustrates that an unstable woman like mrs. schacher should not be heeded. b.) this contrast shows that an apparently insane person has correctly foreseen the real horrors that await them. c.) this contrast demonstrates that eliezer is too impressionable d.) this contrast revealed that mrs. schachter becomes an impediment to the prisoners attempts to remain hopeful.