In ch 4, fear was a recurring theme throughtout this chapter and the book. The jews experienced this the most as the Nazis terrorized this group. One example was in the 4th chapter as the Jews were forced to gather by the Nazis out of fear. Before this, they were harrased and hanged for no reason which escalated their fear. This was one of the reasons why the Jews obeyed the Nazis order and follow their instructions. No one disobeyed in fear of what may happen to them if they did, furthermore; fear was what killed them as they were still sent to death with their obedience.