All of the chapters in the book relate to various events in Levi's life, as well as to his passion for chemistry. Surprisingly (when considering the suffering he went through in Auschwitz) Levi only associates a small chapter in the book with his experiences in the death camp. The story is nonetheless sad, and can be regarded as being the most impressive account in the book. All in all, "The Periodic Table" is more of an autobiography than a nonfiction account involving the Holocaust.
In "Vanadium," Levi shortly depicts a series of occurrences speaking about Auschwitz. The author apparently wants to go over the topic as fast as possible, only to return to the beautiful world of chemistry. He does not succeed in doing that however, since the subject slowly but surely grabs hold of him and forces him to go deeper and depict one of the most influential chapters in his life once more. At the time when he stumbled upon Dr. Muller, a former chemist official in the Bruno sector of Auschwitz, Levi could not deny his past, as he felt that it was absolutely necessarily to review his past again.
Relating to an experience which he had with zinc in his adolescence, Levi realizes that the metal had much to do with fascism. As a result he wrote the third chapter in the "Periodic Table," "Zinc." When part of a chemical reaction, pure zinc is unlikely to yield to chemical breakdown, since its resistance is remarkable.
As put by Levi, one could appreciate zinc for the fact that it is a very resistant metal and it gives way only after it is subjected to intense processes of change. The metal is likely to maintain its purity, even after it goes through several chemical experiments. However, if it is not capable of forming a chemical reaction when it is put together with one or more chemical elements, its use is limited and it is not very valuable for the world of chemistry. Diversity is a key element in evolution, just as it is when considering chemical reactions, as it requires more than one chemical element in order for a reaction to produce beneficial...
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