How could a “skeletal body . . . [weigh] so much” (Wiesel 81)? What do you think Elie means when he says, “I could feel myself as two entities - my body and me” (Wiesel 81)?

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Chapter 6

Asked by Chloe C #791693 on 5/10/2018 8:58 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 5/11/2018 1:19 AM

Answered by Aslan on 5/11/2018 1:19 AM

Elie no longer feels part of his body. As his body wastes away, his mind seems to divorce itself from his body.