The author tries to understand the rationale behind auschwitz, treblinka, bergen-belsen. Dismissing stereotyped images of brutal nazi torturers and helpless victims, levi draws extensively on his own experiences to delve...The author tries to understand the rationale behind auschwitz, treblinka, bergen-belsen. Dismissing stereotyped images of brutal nazi torturers and helpless victims, levi draws extensively on his own experiences to delve into the minds and motives of oppressors and oppressed alike.