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Phlavel Friedmann The Butterfly Analysis

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Pavel Friedmann was a Jewish poet who received fame from his inspirational poem, “The Butterfly.” He was born on January 7, 1921, in Prague and then he was deported to Terezin on April 26, 1942. On June 4th of that same year, he discovered a thin piece of copy paper on which he wrote his impressionable poem. On September 29, 1944 Friedmann was deported to Auschwitz, where he died. The meaning behind this poem is hope and freedom. The sun represents hope because of how bright it shines. The ghetto seems to be a dark, hopeless place. The sun shining makes the author feel happy and satisfied because it is something for him to look forward too and is guaranteed. The butterfly resembles freedom. It can go in and out of the ghetto as it pleases.

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