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Goeth is the Nazi commandant at Plaszów concentration camp. Goeth is notorious for his cruelty, shooting Jewish prisoner at random in the parade grounds every morning. The first time Yanek goes to roll call, Goeth sics his dogs on the man standing beside Yanek, illustrating how random misfortune can take the life of any prisoner at any time. Goeth is responsible for the death of so many Jews that prisoners “keep score” to track how many he kills each day. Goeth is also responsible for the death of Yanek’s uncle Moshe.
Amon Goeth Quotes in Prisoner B-3087
The Prisoner B-3087 quotes below are all either spoken by Amon Goeth or refer to Amon Goeth. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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We were going to survive, the two of us. We were going to survive—the last two men in the Gruener family written on the pages of the world.
Now there was only me. Yanek. I was fourteen years old, and I was alone in the world again. This time for good.
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Chapter 16
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There was no rhyme or reason to whether we lived or died. One day it might be the man next to you at roll call who is torn apart by dogs. The next day it might be you who is shot through the head. You could play the game perfectly and still lose, so why bother playing at all?
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Amon Goeth Quotes in Prisoner B-3087
The Prisoner B-3087 quotes below are all either spoken by Amon Goeth or refer to Amon Goeth. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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We were going to survive, the two of us. We were going to survive—the last two men in the Gruener family written on the pages of the world.
Now there was only me. Yanek. I was fourteen years old, and I was alone in the world again. This time for good.
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Chapter 16
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There was no rhyme or reason to whether we lived or died. One day it might be the man next to you at roll call who is torn apart by dogs. The next day it might be you who is shot through the head. You could play the game perfectly and still lose, so why bother playing at all?
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