"In the face of a complicated world my ideas of damnation are confused; is it really necessary to elaborate a system and put it into practice? Or would it not be better to acknowledge one's lack of a system?"

Would it be better to try to make sense of what is unexplainable, or should it be left such?

Damnation: what is happening to Levi in Aushwitz

System

Either die whilst trying to survive or die with the acceptance of such.

Washing

Camp

Survival

he discovers its much worse than what he expected - going past limits of rationality

The challenge of men to survive despite the chance of death.

Acceptance

of death

recognition of a situation

There is no correct answer

Idea of depression

the world is absurd

parallel world

alienation

the absurd takes over

He is a chemist, used to everything having a logical scientific explanation

Here he doesn't understand

Even Dante's hell is logical

Because he is in the absurd, would it be correct to implement a system which fits for the normal world?

that he won't be able to understand

the challenge of men to adapt

e.g. why continue washing if it doesn't serve purpose in this new absurd world?

playing at different rules

survive against dihuminization

fight for survival and existence of humanity

idea of an aquarium

challenge of holding on to one's culture

Evil

Nazi