Yes, Madame Schachter dies during the Holocaust. She is separated from her son and is unable to find him again before she is killed in the gas chambers.
she awakens them to the terror of their situation
Madame Schacter is a passenger who screams that she sees a fireever day. ( its in chapter 2)
Oscar Schachter died in 2003.
Madame Schachter's treatment on the train foreshadows the suffering and mistreatment that the Jews will face in the concentration camp. Her screams and visions represent the fear and trauma that the Jews will experience during their time in the camp, highlighting the brutality and inhumanity of the Holocaust.
Ricky Kanee Schachter died in 2007.
To keep madame schachter quiet, several strong men from the train car would beat her, till she stopped. They nearly killed her several times. While and after they did this, her son would just sit next to her holding her hand.
Madam Schachter's screams had an adverse effect on the passengers in the cattle wagon. They got annoyed with her and when she would not shut up, they began to beat her.
Madame Schachter becomes silent because the other passengers on the train tie her up and gag her to prevent her from screaming and causing hysteria as they travel to Auschwitz. They want to avoid drawing attention to themselves and potentially attracting unwanted repercussions from the guards.
The other people on the train reacted to Madame Schachter with annoyance and frustration when she began to scream and have hallucinations about fire in the train car. They initially tried to calm her down but eventually grew tired of her outbursts and tied her up to control her.
Madam Schachter's screams had an adverse effect on the passengers in the cattle wagon. They got annoyed with her and when she would not shut up, they began to beat her.
the fire
Madame Schachter's visions of fire and destruction on the train are later confirmed when the passengers arrive at Auschwitz and witness the actual burning of bodies. This suggests that her so-called madness was actually a premonition of the horrors that would unfold, making her a tragic visionary rather than simply crazy.