Mrs. Schachter is comparable to Cassandra, the figure in Greek mythology because, like Cassandra, Mrs. Schachter can foretell the future. After Mrs. Schachter was mistakenly separated from her husband and two eldest sons, she became hysterical. One night, Mrs. Schachter repetitively starts shouting fire! People stare out the window looking for this “fire” but only darkness is seen. Similar to Cassandra’s curse, no one believed Mrs. Schachter. Everyone assumed she has gone crazy from being away from her family, but in reality she was seeing flames from the furnaces in the concentration camps. Just hours later when they had reached their destination, flames were seen shooting out of a tall chimney. Everyone including Mrs. Schachter was silent.