Parshas Truma
A particular part of the story that really stood out to me takes place from pages 59 - 61. Vladek has a dream in which he was spoken to by his dead grandfather. In this dream, his grandfather says to Vladek "you will come out of this place - FREE! ...on the day of Parshas Truma." Sure enough, in February on Parshas Truma he signed a release form and left on a train that wound up going to Lublin. Vladek also says that it was this Parsha on the week that he got married to Anja, and that Artie was born on this Parsha in 1948. What is the significance of this, and is it more than just a coincidence?
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I agree, this part also really stood out to me. Sometimes our dreams reveal information we didn't know yet, almost like foreshadowing. I also don't know if it was a coincidence or it's significant, but I'd say it's most likely something significant since he dreamed of his dead grandfather
I found that after reading this portion of the book that perhaps the author is using this idea of major events occurring on Parshas as tool to bring the Jewish religion back into the story. I feel this is because as the story unfolds the idea that Vladek is Jewish is indeed a key factor but seems to be re introduced so as to keep it in the mid of the reader. He uses Parshas as a mounting point for other events so as to reinforce the fact that the Jewish religion influences most aspects of Vladek's life, even when it is not explicitly said.
Katelin Schillaci
Apr 12, 2013 at 10:16 AM