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Sonderkommando
Lale’s Supply Bag
Because Lale’s supply bag indicates that Lale technically works for the “political wing of the SS,” the bag—in which Lale keeps his tattooing instruments—comes to signify the added protection that Lale’s job affords him…
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The American Plane
The American plane that flies over Auschwitz-Birkenau one day symbolizes hope, though it is perhaps a bit more complicated than that. Upon seeing the plane, Lale and his fellow prisoners become hopeful that the rest…
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