Q2. On page 205, Art’s psychiatrist Pavel says, “Life always takes the side of life and, somehow the victims are blamed. But it wasn’t the BEST people who survived, nor the best ones die. It was RANDOM!” What makes him say this? What do you think he means

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Q2. On page 205, Art’s psychiatrist Pavel says, “Life always takes the side of life and, somehow the victims are blamed. But it wasn’t the BEST people who survived, nor the best ones die. It was RANDOM!” What makes him say this? What do you think he means

Maus 2 chapter 2 page 205

Asked by eliz y #1092652 on 12/19/2020 12:24 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 12/20/2020 12:08 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 12/20/2020 12:08 AM

I think Art's psychiatrist means that morality or fate has nothing to do with who died in the war or who lived. Good and bad fortune is simply chaos. The universe is random with little rhyme or reason. Art's psychiatrist is pretty existential!

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