Chapter 6: Multiply Zero By Zero And You Still Get Zero Summary

The narrator was happy that Odilo was finally looking out for himself and lessening his great sacrifice for humanity. He suffered terribly the last few days at Auschwitz and then settled back in to married life. He was 25 years old and was shocked to realize that Auschwitz was a secret to everyone else. Herta was pregnant and they discussed baby names endlessly. She relaxed by unsewing baby clothes while he took apart baby furniture. He worked a five-month assignment with the Waffen Secret Service, and accomplished a lot on the eastern front, but soon realized that nothing would ever compare to Auschwitz. It was the high point of his life and the narrator felt he was lucky to have been there.

Odilo was impotent with...