Throughout the duration of the novel "", readers are divided between thinking whether it was s Jewish faith, which aided her survival or other factors, which kept her alive. Some situations, which seem to convey that s faith was an essential ingredient for her survival, include that her strong belief in Judaism kept her going by giving her something for her to strive for including observing festivals and Jewish occasions. An additional determining factor concerning s Jewish faith is that she felt proud to be a Jew during the period when she li ....