The Ogre Day 4

The first thing that I will discuss is the idea of signs, and the Kommandeur's explanation of Nazi symbols. He is foreshadowing the whole rest of the book. We know already that the book is written on the same blueprint that the bible is written by, ending with the apocalypse.Which will be the destruction of the Nazis. It is interesting however, that this man can see all of this so clearly through the signs, and is trying to tell Abel. At this point however, I do not think that Abel even remotely understands what is going on. All the signs of the Nazi’s are pointed left, representing evil. We also already have discussed how Abel under the Nazis is comparable to the Devil in the Bible. I just think it is interesting that Abel says he can read the signs, and the Kommandeur admits that Abel can read signs as well, but Abel is wrong because he is not putting all of the signs together. It is as if Abel can see individually all the signs, they are right in front of him. But until he puts them all together it is meaning less. It is although Abel is getting a warning.

I also wanted to talk a little bit about the symbols of red and white. It reminded me of Perceval. In Perceval the red and white represent the contrast of good vs evil and I think that it is safe to say that the extreme amount of red, represents the evil and death in Napola. I think that it is interesting how the twins and Lothar become friends and when they stand together their hair colors are red and white. They talk about swords of red on white sand. The three boys form an image that is perfect, and representative of the Nazi regime. It is very bizarre, but the reason they must die, I would say, is because the Nazi’s must die as well. The regime must fail and good must win.