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Alfred L.
Schepschel is a Jewish man who survives Auschwitz by demeaning himself for others’ amusement—and their reward—and betraying his comrades to gain favor in the eyes of his Kapo. Levi describes Schepschel’s method of survival to demonstrate how some prisoners live by debasing themselves and letting go of all dignity or pride.
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Chapter 9. The Drowned and the Saved
...damned through the stories of four men he knew. The first is a man named Schepschel, who though not particularly strong or cunning, occasionally steals brooms to sell to one of...
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