Quotes of Interest - Chapter 3

I think it would be a great idea to, instead of analysing step by step the Chapter 3, as with Chapter 2, I'll choose some important quotes of the piece of text, so that you collect the most important parts of the plot.

1. "When the bus braked very suddenly, and then I heard from outside snatches of a voice issuing orders (...) to the effect that any Jewish passenger who happened to be on the bus should get off" (Page 40). This situation impacted very roughly the Jews that wanted just to go to work and continue with their routine. As they were stopped, we can see how did everything started, since stopping that bus was much more than what Georg could even think would be.

2. "I once asked him what he found so great about smoking so much, to which he gave the curt reply, 'It's cheaper than food'. I was slightly taken aback, since such a reason would never have occurred to me." (Page 42). This is a very short, but very interesting and sad moment. Georg is narrating the episode when he asked "Smoker" about his addiction, as he saw him in the incident with the bus, and he wanted to tell us more about him. This makes us think how did everything was for the Jewish people in those moments. It's sincerely sorrowful that a teenager has to become an addict of cigarettes because he doesn't have money to eat, and Georg could notice that, as he says "I was slightly taken aback", which gives more power to the sad atmosphere. 

3. "They led us into a maze of gray buildings, before we suddenly debouched onto (...) some sort of barracks parade ground." (Page 56). After they were stopped in the buses, they were led into this strange place. This is when finally they arrive to the 'maze', to the 'labyrinth with no exit'. This is were the story really begins.