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Theme

In Book I, Chapter 3, Describe the theme of the events, conflicts and character actions in a single word or phrase; and in three sentences below use evidence from the text to describe how that term or phrase describes what goes on in this chapter.

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I can make a general statement. The scene at the dinner table provides yet another example of how the Holocaust has affected both Vladek and Art. Vladek's insistence that his son eat everything on his plate has its origins in his Holocaust experiences: he needed to eat whatever food he acquired in order to survive. This sets up the experience flashback of not having enough in Vladek's war time past.