PLEASE HELPPP QUICKKK Instructions: In order for the socratic seminar to work, you must prepare for it ahead of time.
First, come up with an answer for the essential question: How does society impact individual identity?
Then, write down three different quotes from The Color of Water that you find intriguing about the themes of race and
identity. Then, write a brief paragraph about what the quote means, why it is important, and why it is interesting to you.
Finally, come up with one question of your own about the text or the themes that your peers can respond to!
How does society impact individual identity? Use your own experience and ideas from The Color of Water to
respond

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.