1. Explain what the prisoner in the bed next to the narrator means when he says (page 77): “I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.”

Hitler has replaced God for many Jews since he seems to have forgotten his chosen people and condemned them to suffering. As perverse as the statement is, the truth is that Hitler promised to exterminate the Jews and from their perspective, he is fulfilling that promise.