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Doktor Pannwitz
Sómogyi is a Jewish prisoner who dies in the infection ward on the day before the Russians arrive in Auschwitz. When Levi sees his emaciated corpse lying crumpled on the ground in the morning, he refers to him as “the Sómogyi thing,” suggesting that he does not even appear human anymore.
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Sómogyi Character Timeline in Survival in Auschwitz
The timeline below shows where the character Sómogyi appears in Survival in Auschwitz. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 17. The Story of Ten Days
...in large numbers to pick at the corpses. In Levi’s hut, a dying Hungarian named Sómogyi falls into a delirium and begins chanting the German affirmative “Jawohl” over and over again,...
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...beyond immediate survival. Above them, Levi can hear small planes dog-fighting, and in the interludes, Sómogyi’s “monologue.” However, during the night, Levi and Arthur both hear him fall out of bed...
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January 28: The survivors of the infection ward wake to find the “Sómogyi thing” lying on the floor, but they do not want to touch him before they...
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