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Theme Of Family In Night By Elie Wiesel
Many families suffer from issues of hunger, money, addiction, and more. But not many family conflicts lead to a family member killing another family
member. This although, was a common occurrence during the Holocaust. Many of the Jews killed each other for food and other needs that people now
take for granted. In Elie Wiesel's novel, Night, Elie shows the digression of families throughout the beginning, middle and end of the book to
demonstrate the inhumanity of the prisoners at the camps. At the beginning of the novel, when the Jews first arrive at the camps, all they have left is
their family, so they cling to them. During one of the work periods, Elie comes across two brothers, "Yass and Tibi, two brothers... whose parents had
been exterminated... they lived for each other, body and soul" (Wiesel 50). This relationship between the two siblings shows, a bond that has been
strengthened by loss. Elie includes this small tidbit about them to show that the Jews still have some hope and compassion still in them. Once news of
evacuation hits the camp, Elie's only thought is of his father, "I was not thinking about death but not wanting to be seperated from my father" (Wiesel
82). This shows the personal level of how the Holocaust affected the families in it. It shows that because family was the only thing that they had left,
that was all that they could think about. The Jews lose everything when the arrive at the camp so they cling to what they have, their family. Then,
throughout the middle of the novel, the strength of family bonds of the Jews is tested. After the run, a Rabbi asks Elie if he had seen his son, Elie
tells him that he had not. Then Elie realizes that he had seen his son on the run, but he does not tell the Rabbi because his son left him behind on
purpose. The text states, "He had felt his father growing weaker... by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance
for survival" (Wiesel 91). This is where the reader begins to see the toll that the concentration camps are having on the families. Elie includes this to
show, that now, family members see each other as burdens rather than a blessing. Later in the novel, family members go as far as taking a life. One old
man
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Examples Of Inhumanity In Night By Elie Wiesel
The Holocaust, or a jewish sacrificial offering that is burned on an alter, largely refers to the massacre and slaughter of over 6 million european jews
from 1933 to 1945. One of the largest genocides took place less than 100 years ago. A recently fresh event on the historical timeline, and yet there
would be little known on exactly went on inside the camps without the testimonies of survivors. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, produced the book
"Night" as a way to cope with his time in the labor camps and to shed light on the reality of the inhumanity that engulfed numerous concentration
camps across europe. After ten years of silence, the book was written by Wiesel to express his personal experiences inside the labor camps, as well
as his testimony to horrifying and inhumane actions inflicted upon his beloved family and bunk mates. In "Night", Elie Wiesel explores the evils
in humanity by sharing his personal experiences and personal witness of inhumanity, and shares his own moral values of man. In the book
"Night", Wiesel describes his own private experiences with inhumanity during his time inside the camps, going into vivid detail the true nature of
the SS men who guarded the camps, and the starving slaves who were worked till they fell over dead from starvation. A prime example of these
personal incidents include the death march. While being evacuated from Buna, Elie and his bunkmates, or blockalteste, were marched through the
snow. If the prisoners slowed their pace or fell behind the others there were killed. " They had orders to shoot anyone who did not sustain the
pace", shows this inhumane dynamic perfectly and goes on to include that" if one of us stopped for a second, a quick shot eliminated the filthy
dog" (Wiesel,85) Another example of Elie's personal experiences on inhumanity includes him being forced to have his gold crown removed. The
passage states" the dentist from Warsaw pulled my crown with the help of a rusty spoon." (Wiesel, 56) This infers that Elie was forced to have his
crown removed. It was not by choice, rather it was a way to profit off the prisoners by selling their gold teeth. However, one of the most severe
personal experiences Elie had to endure was when he was beaten as
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Night Theme Essay
The book Night is about the author, Elie Wiesel, and his cold and dark experience at the many Nazi camps during World War Two. He captures what
happened to him by making you feel like you were there while it was all going on. He puts so much emotion and heart into the book that you feel for
all the people who had died. He put many different themes in his book as well. Three themes he mentioned were fear, humiliation, and loss. Many
people would guess that a book about the Holocaust would bring fear into play. This one does, in fact, it is one of the many themes used in the book.
Elie describes fear by going into detail about the public hangings they would have and about how they had to look the dead in the eyes as the walked
by. Another thing that people feared was losing loved ones. No one stayed friends with anyone long because they didn't want to worry about how they
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I believe this was to prove to all the readers that you never know how lucky you are and what all you have until it is stripped away from you. Some
examples of loss in the book were how the Nazis took all of their possessions including clothing, money, jewelry, and even hair! Another way Elie
showed loss was by explaining how he lost his family. He remembers his mother and little sister heading the opposite direction, or in other words to
the showers. He states that was the last time he had ever saw them. He has his dad for most of the book until he has totally lost faith and lets his father
die. In my opinion I believe that Elie Wiesel did an extraordinary job writing Night. It makes you feel like you are there, going through everything he
went through at the time. It's very emotional and it almost makes you cringe thinking of how it would have been to have lived through that. It taught
me to not take anything for granted and to cherish everyone and everything I have in my life because you never know when it may all
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Oppression In Night By Elie Wiesel
When looking through the history of humanity, an alarming pattern begins to emerge: the pattern of oppression. Since the beginning of civilization,
humans have constantly sought to oppress one–another and establish superiority over another group of people. In the book Nights, Elie Wiesel details
his petrifying experience of oppression in Nazi Concentration camps, perpetrated by the Nazi Regime and its collaborators. What happened to Wiesel
and the rest of Europe's Jews was a hate crime like the world had never seen before. But where exactly could so much "evil" come from? By
definition, evil is an act or feeling that is "profoundly immoral and malevolent". The problem is that evil is a subjective term. Each person sees evil
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We were all born to survive, not to oppress. But evil is born from the yearning to understand. This yearning to constantly understand has lead
humans to always questions, sometimes never finding the answer. This lack of knowledge is quelled by the human belief in God. Believer or not,
humanity has always had the need to be checked by a higher power. When a person feels that the higher power has failed them, a brute is born.
When a human is left unchecked by a god or a psyche, complete madness can overtake them. Thus the creation of hatred. Hitler felt like the world
had failed him and the Nazi people; he felt cheated. The world had turned its back on Hitler, and he would never forgive it again. To release all of
his anger, Hitler needed a scapegoat: the Jews. How could the Jews become rich and prosper while Hitler and his fellow Germans starved? These
questions probably raced through his head, and his hatred burned stronger and stronger, creating a brute of a man who would infect a desperate people
with his radical
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night Essay
Night is an autobiographical novella written by Elie Wiesel a young jewish boy who tells of his experiences during the Holocaust. Elie is from the
small town of Sighet, Transylvania. This book begins in late 1941 and chronicles Elie's life through the end of the war in 1945.He had two older
sisters, Hilda and Beatrice Wiesel and a younger sister, Tzipora Wiesel. Elie spoke many languages including Hungarian, Romanian, German and he
grew up speaking Yiddish. At the beginning of the book Elie has a very strong faith in God and theJewish religion, but this faith is tested when he is
moved from his small town by the Nazi's. Elie has to deal with the death of his family, the death of his, innocence and the death of his God at the very
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His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in
have allowed these monstrous events to occur?
The book also shows us how his innocence was quickly lost, and how fast he grown up. The things that were happening there, he can't believe that.
He feels that he might be dreaming. The author's thesis and reason for writing this book is quite clear. He wanted this world to know what he saw
and experienced when he was a young boy and how it coloured his life forever. He lost his entire family. "Never shall I forget that night, the first
night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget those moments which
murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God
Himself. Never (Night,Ch. 3, Pg. 32) Throughout the book, there's a dark feeling of hopelessness and unreality. It seems difficult to believe that
anyone could be so vile so utterly devoid of consicience as to send million of Jews to their deaths. But that was all true, the characters were real in this
novel. Elie told us how difficult life was there, as a prisnor.The novel Night, has had much sociological significance on society. Night is Wiesel's
attempt to trace the dissolution of the Jewish community in Sighet, the
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Examples Of Darkness In The Book Night
In the night one is frightened to try to determine whether one should undergo the perception of being fearful and unattended. To be hopeful and
wanting to get through the position one is in during war and the separation of loved and dear ones. This is the darkness and negativity affecting people
who may have been in the holocaust. In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, portrays such graphic and traumatizing experiences one may have gone
through in the holocaust. Which establishes night and darkness as a key subject to focus on throughout the book, it may be used metaphorically or
literally in such context. A theme that may be used is, to lose one's consciousness and ones self worth may also lose their humanity and feelings when
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How they were making them feel worthless and how they were making them feel all these negative things, Ellie tried to keep his faith but at the
end of it he just couldn't do it anymore. One piece of evidence that supports that is "PRESSED TIGHTLY AGAINST one another, in an effort to
resist the cold, our heads empty and heavy, our brains a whirlwind of decaying memories" (page 98). This shows that Elie is losing himself in the
process of being physically and mentally abused by these people and he can't take it anymore. Which this also goes along with the theme, by how it
represents that Elie is going through this traumatic experience and he's losing himself along the way. Another piece of evidence is "AT THE
ENTRANCE TO THE CAMP, SS officers were waiting for us. We were counted... The old, familiar fear: not to lose him" (page 104). When Ellie says
that he doesn't want to lose "him" he's talking about his father. His father is the only family he has now that his other family members were taken
away, Ellie is living inn in the dark and in fear of losing his father, he's scared. This connects to the theme by how he is once again in fear, of many
things, but his main fear is losing his father and he's losing everything and he doesn't want to lose anything else he doesn't want to become any less of
a person he doesn't want to become any less emotionless.
In
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Essay about Night by Elie Wiesel
Night is a novel written from the perspective of a Jewish teenager, about his experiences as a prisoner during the Holocaust. Our teenager named
Eliezer grew up in the small community of Sighet, located in Hungarian Transylvania. It's here that Eliezer studies religion, both the Cabbala and the
Torah. At the beginning of the war Eliezer was dedicated and absolute in his belief of God, but throughout the events of World War II his faith slowly
starts to wither away. Eliezer's main conflict that governs the story would be sustaining his belief in God. This becomes especially hard throughout the
book, as he has to face more and more challenging issues. Moshe the Beadle is the one character that Eliezer learned about his faith from, Moshes
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It's in these moments that Eliezer has lost all faith he had in humanity and religion, which he had previously learned from Moshe. One point in the
story that Eliezer questions his faith in God is when they are forced to watch the hanging of other prisoners, one time the Gestapo even hangs and
kills a small child for being associated with the rebels. It seems that during this point the prisoners start to react for means of survival only, family
members were turning on each other. The prisoners turn cold hearted and cruel towards each other because now their only concern is survival. Because
of the horrific events in the concentration camp and the ever–present risk of death does Eliezer begin to lose his faith in humanity and his God. Eliezer
has a tough time understanding how the world and the Gestapo can be capable of this much fury. Because his teachings tell him that God is good,
and since God is everywhere the world therefore must be good. Another strong theme from the book is the importance of family bonds, especially if
that's all you have left in harsh conditions. Eliezer has a hard time watching the other families interact because they no longer share a special bond of
love but instead share the idea of selfishness. More than once Eliezer experiences the rupture of the bond a family shares between both the father and
son. He describes his bond with his father as a support system; they both ensure the other has enough to survive
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The Night By Elie Wiesel
In Night by Elie Wiesel, the author reflects on his own experience of being separated from his family and eventually his own religion. This separation
was not by any means voluntary, they were forced apart during the Holocaust. Wiesel was a Jew when the invasion of Hungary occurred and the
Germans ripped members of his religion away from their home in Sighet. A once peaceful community where Wiesel learned to love the Kabbalah was
now home to only dust and lost memories. Most members of that Jewish community were never to return, hell greeted them with open arms as they
walked through the now rusty gates of Auschwitz. In order to survive unimaginable circumstances that were enforced in these camps, a boy had to hang
on to his humanity. But by no means did humanity stay with the boy, being subjected to the horror of concentration camps, Auschwitz and Buchenwald,
Elie Wiesel saw first–hand how members of other communities attempt to silence opposing voices. All of the pain that Wiesel saw inspired him to
keep watch and tell stories for people who wouldn't live on to tell them for their own families. Stories are what keeps a person alive and through
Eliezer's words that he puts down many are able to get a sense of closure in knowing what occurred at these camps. One story occurred on the first
train ride away from home, a lady named Madame Schächter was beaten up for crying out against imminent death, unseen by others. She stayed like
that all through the day, dumb, absent,
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Examples Of Compassion In Night By Elie Wiesel
"A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal". This quote by Steve Maraboli may be hard to understand, but the Holocaust
texts: Night by Elie Wiesel, "A Three Year Old Saves His Mother" by Peter Gorog and "Jakob's Story" by Jakob Blankitny are great examples of
where compassion is necessary to fight the despair in heartbreaking situations. In each work, compassion shows up from unexpected sources, helps
motivate people to survive, and creates greater unification.
Compassion is shown in Night by Elie Wiesel in a way that helps him get through all the disturbing and distressing situations he is put in. When Elie
first gets to Birkenau, he is scarred by what he sees around him. Elie initially does not believe that compassion can exist during these times. But a
stranger, who is a fellow inmate, gives him invaluable advice: "No. You're eighteen.' 'But I'm not,' I said. 'I'm fifteen.' 'Fool. Listen to what I say,"
(Wiesel 30). This inmate shows concern towards Elie and his father even though there was nothing expected in return for his words. Compassion was
unusual during this time amongst people because everyone just wanted to be able to take care of themselves and their families. An inmate showing
compassion had a positive effect on Elie, which resulted in him being spared from going directly to the crematorium. Another example of compassion
that Elie faces through his journey is when he encounters the French girl who gives him advice by telling him to
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Essay On The Book Night
"Night" is a book based on the childhood of the writer Elie Wiesel and his experience during Nazi–Germany. He writes about his experiences from
1944–1945 the height and downfall of the second World War.
Body:
The book night is narrated by Eliezer. A jewish boy in his mid teens. He studies the Torah and lives in Sighet, in Hungarian Transylvania. He also
studies the Cabbala (a doctrine of Jewish mysticism). His instructor a man named Moshe the Beatle was abruptly deported. After a few months went
by Moshe returned with horrible news. He claims that the GESTAPO (German police) took control of his train and led everyone in the woods were
they systematically killed of many Jews. No one takes Moshes story to be believable and he is labeled as a lunatic. Then in the spring of 1944, Nazi
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Shortly after the are rounded up in cattle car and deported on a long dangerous journey. nearly starving and in a car for days and nights the jews
finally arrived. The place they had made it too was Auschwitz arguably the toughest concentration camp to survive. When they arrived they were
separated from their mother and sister. They were also shaved, stripped, and beaten. Eliezer and his father are strong enough to work so they are sent
to the electrical–fittings factory. At this point of the book the Jews rely on each other and faith. As the conditions get worse and worse it becomes
survival of the fittest. Sons and Fathers don't even protect each other. One of the most grouse parts was when a german took out Eliezers gold tooth
with a rusty spoon. The prisoners are forced to watch there friends and family being hanged with makes them loose most morals. Months passed and
finally Germany was being invaded. They had to evacuate all of the Jews and sent them on a 50 mile death run to the next camp. Most died and the
rest were rounded up in cattle cars
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Internal Conflict In The Book Night
In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, he shares his story of his experience through World War Two. Through his experiences, he experiences both
internal and external conflicts. The conflicts he experienced include ideas of dehumanization, loss, and physical changes. One internal conflict Elie
experienced was the loss of all of his family. While he was in the concentration camps, he and his father were the only ones in his family that were
left. "My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone," which was stated on page 30, explains
how he and his father were all that were left and his father would have to be there for Elie during that time. They fought hard together through the cold
nights
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Analysis Of The Book Night By Elie Wiesel
McBride 1 Brandy McBride McAndrew ELA August 6, 2017 Night In the book Night by Elie Wiesel there are many instances where his use of
imagery helps establish tone and purpose. For example Elie Wiesel used fire (sight) to represent just that. The fire helps prove that the tone is
serious and mature. In no way did Wiesel try to lighten up the story about the concentration camps or the Nazis. His use of fire also helps show his
purpose. "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times scaled. Never shall I forget that
smoke. Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw...show more content...
However he then stated "Where is he? This is where––hanging here from this gallows..." "that night the soup tasted like corpses" (page 65). Here
Wiesel had two very different opinions on the soup. The way he described the soup in the first quote showed he was hungry and happy although
once he realized the truth everything changed. He soon found the soup to be repulsing and he wanted nothing to do with it. For example when he
says the soup tasted like corpses he means that they did not feel the satisfaction of eating because they just witnessed a horrific occurrence. This
helps with tone because the reader can tell how quickly his tone went downhill. Last but not least is the sense of smell which Wiesel used
throughout the book by explaining the burners and crematories. "In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been
around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau" (28, Wiesel). Along with the smell Wiesel had witnessed and heard awful events that took place in
the burners. "Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?" (Yes, we saw the flames.) "Over
there, that's where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. You still don't understand? You sons of bitches. Don't you understand anything?
You will be burned! Burned into a cinder! Turned to ashes" (30–31, Wiesel). This shows a different tone. It shows fear and worry because does anyone
really
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Night Descriptive Writing
I walked down the snowy pavement pasting by the lamppost and groups of teenager smoking on cigarettes, I flicked on his hoodie feeling irritated by
the sight and smell. I continued to walk on the pavement still hear cars bustling down the road with headlights illuminating the night, my breath
formed swirls of mist. I started to walk into the darkness of the streets, I trudged through the slushy snow that was pure white. The rain started to rain
harder and the sky grew darker, I felt of unease I have a feeling that something was following me, but I shrugged it off the thought maybe I was just
overthinking things I continued to stroll through then making a sharp turn.
I notice a white van that came thundering down the street. I continued...show more content...
The ropes binding me to the chair were cutting into my wrists, burned from the tugging for freedom. Every breath I took was shallow became into
desperate gasps for air as my lungs were breaking down, my throat suffocating me. The door creaked open "hello sir" the voice said, it was a mans and
it sounded awfully familiar. "We're going to have lots of fun today..okay?" He said, there was a loud sound of the clinking of hard metal was being
sharpened, my heart froze and muscle tensed I gave the rope jerk but only to be greeted piercing pain. I felt his eyes on me and panic rose, I
desperately tried to
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Night Book Review Essay
Book Review
Night by Elie Wiesel was one of the best books I have ever read. Night is the story about Elie's horrible time spent in Auschwitz and Buna the death
camps. This story impacted me the most because all of this is real. Elie's mother and sister were murdered as soon as they arrived. The story goes on
telling his unimaginable experiences with his father in 1944 during the Holocaust.
The book opens with Elie's life before him and his family were taken away. The story continues talking about how when they arrived in Auschwitz
his mother and sister were taken to the crematorium with other women and children who were not strong enough to work in the camps. The only
people left from Elie's family were him and his father. Throughout the whole book Elie talks about how his father was his only motivation to keep
going. When Elie's father dies he contemplates to keep going or just to give in. In the end he is liberated and is freed....show more content...
Elie was lucky to have lived through the death camps Auschwitz and Buna. Out of 11 million people 5 million were women and children and non–jews
but 7 million were jews. Only about 70 people who were in Auschwitz came out alive. Night is told in such a way that even 45 years later I felt like
I was right there with him throughout the whole book. If you are a person who wants to learn more about the Holocaust I couldn't recommend
Night enough. You will go on an adventure where your only concern was staying alive. Elie will never forget what happened and after you read this
book you won't either. In my opinion, the best part of night was in the end when he was liberated. This is the best part because throughout the whole
book I thought in the back of my mind how can he survive in these conditions. When he was freed it gave me some relief because if he hadn't
survived the whole Wiesel family would've been wiped out, and there would be no one left to tell his
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Examples Of Decisions In Night By Elie Wiesel
Making decisions in life can be so minor that it can affect almost nothing, whilst other decisions have the potential to change one's entire life. In the
book Night by Elie Wiesel, the major decisions Elie made during his imprisonment in a concentration camp drastically alter his life's journey. Not
only has his life been modified around the decisions he had made in the camp, but it also changes his views from what he has done or seen in the
past. By making significant decisions around his father, his own beliefs, and for himself, Elie has seen many changes in his life, for better or for worse.
The one person in Elie's life that means everything to him is his father. During his time in the concentration camps, Elie's bond with his father...show
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From the time where Elie had to decide to fight for his father's life, to the time where he questioned his beliefs, Elie has had to make many
life–changing decisions. As some of his decisions left negative consequences, some were left a positive outcome. In the end, all the decisions Elie had
made in the camps has made his life miserable or at its best. For better or for worse, the events that Elie encountered makes his life unforgettable as
realizes there was more to life than he had thought of
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`` Night `` By Elie Wiesel
Robert Shapiro, an American civil litigator once said, "To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization,"
The Holocaust, a genocide led by Adolf Hitler, killed six million jews, and dramatically affected the whole world. The memoir "Night," written by Elie
Wiesel describes the brutality Wiesel experienced during the Holocaust, and how life changing it was. Although some may believe the memoir written
by Elie Wiesel was titled "Night" because he was forced to leave his home during the night, Wiesel illustrates Jews losing hope, faith, and happiness
through the symbol of Night, to prove that the memoir was titled "Night" to symbolize the darkness the holocaust created. The first darkness that the
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Wiesel then gave up, he figured there was no longer a chance that he could be saved which again led to darkness. Is this example, the darkness the
night brings symbolises loss of hope, and becoming closer to death. Once Wiesel gave up trying, and claimed it was over, the light in his life got
slightly dimmer, and he became closer to death. The next reason Night was the title of the memoir written by Wiesel was because the darkness in
night symbolized death. Thousands of Jews were sentenced to death each day, leaving everybody a little more hurt and broken. The first example of
death, that helps portray the title of "Night," is in the quote, "Was there a single place here where you were not in danger of death?" (Wiesel 37). In
this quote, Wiesel shows how dangerous and recurrent death was and bases the title off of these dangerous, mass killings. Darkness commonly
symbolizes death, and the pain and suffering one feels being exposed to it. The symbol also helps show that the killings were not normal, they were
darker like the night, more evil and inhumane than anything they had previously experienced. The title "Night," symbolizes the darkness during this
painful event, and the darkness universally symbolizes evil. So by using the title Night, Wiesel is able to indirectly explain how inhumane these mass
killings really are. Another quote that shows the title is used to symbolize
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The Main Themes in Night Essay
Themes:
One of the main themes throughout the book is the title of the book "Night". There are references from Eliezer about night during the book, which are
full of symbolism. The word "night" is used repeatedly, and Eliezer recounts every dusk, night and dawn through the entire book. For instance, Night
could be a metaphor for the Holocaust–submerge the family and thousands of Jewish families in the darkness and misery of the concentration camps.
Another reference to night is the night before the family is taken to the ghetto, Eliezer explains, "Night. No one prayed, so that the night would pass
quickly. The stars were only sparks of the fire, which devoured us. Should that fire die out one day, there would be nothing left...show more content...
Throughout the book, his attutude about religion changes as night progresses. In the beginning of the book, Moche tells Eliezer that one must seek to ask
God the right questions, not to find out the right answers. One simply cannot understand the answer God gives: "You will find the true answers
Eliezer, only within yourself."
In the concentration camp Eliezer can't understand why God allows so much death and destruction, and even though he is angry and questions God he
never loses his faith. Although Eliezer never has his questions answered he never loses his faith. Eliezers evolving relationship with God is a major
source of character development for himself.
The third important theme is the inadvertent role the Jews play in their destruction. The foolish optimism–nothing bad will happen. An example of this
is when they were forced to move to the ghetto, the townspeople act relieved that they don't have to deal with overt prejudice anymore: "We should no
longer have before our eyes those hostile faces, those hate–laden stars. Our fear and anguish were at an end, we were living among Jews, among
brothers." ( ) Moral of Ethical Issues:
The concentration camps were beginning to remove all emotion from the people. They stopped feeling anything for others, and began only thinking of
themselves. For example, when an iron bar beats Eliezers father, Eliezer feels no pity or compassion. He is madder at his father for not being
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Thesis Statement In Night By Elie Wiesel
When responding to situations in life people must consider if doing so will benefit themselves or the people around them. In circumstances that
demand quick thinking people often can not form a concrete decision based on how little information and time they have. In life people frequently must
try to do so through their daily battles with the people around them as well as themselves.
Thesis Statement
In the literary memoir Night, Elie Wiesel illustrates how he faces many situations that require him to respond. Eliezer did not respond when he was
beat by a guard but instead takes the advice of a french lady and waits until the moment is right as well he did not respond to the Kapo who beat his
father as a result many instances just like these continually happen. Eliezer then finally responds to the men trying to throw his father out of the train
car as he knows if he does not say anything his father will die.
Body 1
While Elie is working at the electrical warehouse, Idek the Kapo goes on one of his fits of rage and beats him after the Kapo is done beating him a
french lady strides over to him disclosing her advice. 'Bite your lip, little brother....Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day
will come, but not now....Wait. Grit your teeth and wait....'" (Pg.53) She is merely expressing how one must choose their battles and that even though
humans must stand up for themselves sometimes we must wait to do so as timing is everything.
Elie Wiesel struggles to fight through the concentration camp he must deal with many unfriendly encounters. "I had watched it all happening
without moving. I kept silent. In fact, I thought of stealing away in order not to suffer the blows. What's more, if I felt anger at that moment, it
was not directed at the Kapo but at my father. Why couldn't he have avoided Idek's wrath? That was what life in a concentration camp had made of
me..." (pg. 54). Elie wrestles with the idea of how to respond and even if he should react he debates that if he does respond then he will get beat, but
if he does not respond then he must watch his father be beat so he thinks to himself what would be more painful? By the end of the beating it is kind
of ironic how Eliezer is more
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Essay On The Night
Tom races down the street to make it to the movies before they start the show. He turns left, then right, then right again dodging people and carefully
placing his feet as he flies in the air. Above him, his yellow paper is dancing in the wind going down the street and around buildings. As it flies in
the air, it gets stuck multiple times, on clotheslines, peoples shoulders, under people's feet until finally gliding to Toms work building, up 7 stories
and onto Tom's boss'; Mr. Wilchinski's; desk. Mr. Wilchinski turns around to face the window as he talks on the phone, smoking a cigar, still unaware
of the paper, and feels the wind bellowing through. Mr. Wilchinski is a large, wealthy, balding man, wears pinstripe suits with red neckties
...show more
content...
"Come to my office, I think I have a project you could work on to get that promotion you want."
"I'm on my way!"
Brian drops everything and gracefully rushes through the office. He pauses at the door and takes a breather, fixes his clothes, and adjusts his glasses
before opening the door.
"Mr. Wilchinki, it's Brian...You told me to come?"
"Yes, come in, have a seat. I want you to do this, exactly. If you change anything and I'll have you out of here quicker than you can say 'But Mr.
Wilchinski'.
"Yes sir. Will do sir."
Brian grabs the paper and walks out reading it, over and over until he could repeat it by memory and gets right to work. He was super sufficient in
planning, researching, designing and organizing everything. Mr. Wilchinski was confident he could do the job better than even himself. Hethought
about how his business would boom once this project was done. While Brian, was thinking about how he would deliver the news to his girlfriend, he
was ecstatic!
When Thursday rolled around, Brian was almost done, he just needed a few more hours for the deadline was only in 36 hours. Four hours later and
Brian was done. He was walking to Mr. Wilchinski's office when Tom Came out of the corner of his eye. Tom was looking though his work to make
sure it was perfected, every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted. Brian runs into Tom just before reaching the door and makes Tom drop his papers. They
both apologize
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Theme Of Family In Night By Elie Wiesel

  • 1. Theme Of Family In Night By Elie Wiesel Many families suffer from issues of hunger, money, addiction, and more. But not many family conflicts lead to a family member killing another family member. This although, was a common occurrence during the Holocaust. Many of the Jews killed each other for food and other needs that people now take for granted. In Elie Wiesel's novel, Night, Elie shows the digression of families throughout the beginning, middle and end of the book to demonstrate the inhumanity of the prisoners at the camps. At the beginning of the novel, when the Jews first arrive at the camps, all they have left is their family, so they cling to them. During one of the work periods, Elie comes across two brothers, "Yass and Tibi, two brothers... whose parents had been exterminated... they lived for each other, body and soul" (Wiesel 50). This relationship between the two siblings shows, a bond that has been strengthened by loss. Elie includes this small tidbit about them to show that the Jews still have some hope and compassion still in them. Once news of evacuation hits the camp, Elie's only thought is of his father, "I was not thinking about death but not wanting to be seperated from my father" (Wiesel 82). This shows the personal level of how the Holocaust affected the families in it. It shows that because family was the only thing that they had left, that was all that they could think about. The Jews lose everything when the arrive at the camp so they cling to what they have, their family. Then, throughout the middle of the novel, the strength of family bonds of the Jews is tested. After the run, a Rabbi asks Elie if he had seen his son, Elie tells him that he had not. Then Elie realizes that he had seen his son on the run, but he does not tell the Rabbi because his son left him behind on purpose. The text states, "He had felt his father growing weaker... by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival" (Wiesel 91). This is where the reader begins to see the toll that the concentration camps are having on the families. Elie includes this to show, that now, family members see each other as burdens rather than a blessing. Later in the novel, family members go as far as taking a life. One old man Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Examples Of Inhumanity In Night By Elie Wiesel The Holocaust, or a jewish sacrificial offering that is burned on an alter, largely refers to the massacre and slaughter of over 6 million european jews from 1933 to 1945. One of the largest genocides took place less than 100 years ago. A recently fresh event on the historical timeline, and yet there would be little known on exactly went on inside the camps without the testimonies of survivors. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, produced the book "Night" as a way to cope with his time in the labor camps and to shed light on the reality of the inhumanity that engulfed numerous concentration camps across europe. After ten years of silence, the book was written by Wiesel to express his personal experiences inside the labor camps, as well as his testimony to horrifying and inhumane actions inflicted upon his beloved family and bunk mates. In "Night", Elie Wiesel explores the evils in humanity by sharing his personal experiences and personal witness of inhumanity, and shares his own moral values of man. In the book "Night", Wiesel describes his own private experiences with inhumanity during his time inside the camps, going into vivid detail the true nature of the SS men who guarded the camps, and the starving slaves who were worked till they fell over dead from starvation. A prime example of these personal incidents include the death march. While being evacuated from Buna, Elie and his bunkmates, or blockalteste, were marched through the snow. If the prisoners slowed their pace or fell behind the others there were killed. " They had orders to shoot anyone who did not sustain the pace", shows this inhumane dynamic perfectly and goes on to include that" if one of us stopped for a second, a quick shot eliminated the filthy dog" (Wiesel,85) Another example of Elie's personal experiences on inhumanity includes him being forced to have his gold crown removed. The passage states" the dentist from Warsaw pulled my crown with the help of a rusty spoon." (Wiesel, 56) This infers that Elie was forced to have his crown removed. It was not by choice, rather it was a way to profit off the prisoners by selling their gold teeth. However, one of the most severe personal experiences Elie had to endure was when he was beaten as Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Night Theme Essay The book Night is about the author, Elie Wiesel, and his cold and dark experience at the many Nazi camps during World War Two. He captures what happened to him by making you feel like you were there while it was all going on. He puts so much emotion and heart into the book that you feel for all the people who had died. He put many different themes in his book as well. Three themes he mentioned were fear, humiliation, and loss. Many people would guess that a book about the Holocaust would bring fear into play. This one does, in fact, it is one of the many themes used in the book. Elie describes fear by going into detail about the public hangings they would have and about how they had to look the dead in the eyes as the walked by. Another thing that people feared was losing loved ones. No one stayed friends with anyone long because they didn't want to worry about how they would feel...show more content... I believe this was to prove to all the readers that you never know how lucky you are and what all you have until it is stripped away from you. Some examples of loss in the book were how the Nazis took all of their possessions including clothing, money, jewelry, and even hair! Another way Elie showed loss was by explaining how he lost his family. He remembers his mother and little sister heading the opposite direction, or in other words to the showers. He states that was the last time he had ever saw them. He has his dad for most of the book until he has totally lost faith and lets his father die. In my opinion I believe that Elie Wiesel did an extraordinary job writing Night. It makes you feel like you are there, going through everything he went through at the time. It's very emotional and it almost makes you cringe thinking of how it would have been to have lived through that. It taught me to not take anything for granted and to cherish everyone and everything I have in my life because you never know when it may all Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Oppression In Night By Elie Wiesel When looking through the history of humanity, an alarming pattern begins to emerge: the pattern of oppression. Since the beginning of civilization, humans have constantly sought to oppress one–another and establish superiority over another group of people. In the book Nights, Elie Wiesel details his petrifying experience of oppression in Nazi Concentration camps, perpetrated by the Nazi Regime and its collaborators. What happened to Wiesel and the rest of Europe's Jews was a hate crime like the world had never seen before. But where exactly could so much "evil" come from? By definition, evil is an act or feeling that is "profoundly immoral and malevolent". The problem is that evil is a subjective term. Each person sees evil differently....show more content... We were all born to survive, not to oppress. But evil is born from the yearning to understand. This yearning to constantly understand has lead humans to always questions, sometimes never finding the answer. This lack of knowledge is quelled by the human belief in God. Believer or not, humanity has always had the need to be checked by a higher power. When a person feels that the higher power has failed them, a brute is born. When a human is left unchecked by a god or a psyche, complete madness can overtake them. Thus the creation of hatred. Hitler felt like the world had failed him and the Nazi people; he felt cheated. The world had turned its back on Hitler, and he would never forgive it again. To release all of his anger, Hitler needed a scapegoat: the Jews. How could the Jews become rich and prosper while Hitler and his fellow Germans starved? These questions probably raced through his head, and his hatred burned stronger and stronger, creating a brute of a man who would infect a desperate people with his radical Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. night Essay Night is an autobiographical novella written by Elie Wiesel a young jewish boy who tells of his experiences during the Holocaust. Elie is from the small town of Sighet, Transylvania. This book begins in late 1941 and chronicles Elie's life through the end of the war in 1945.He had two older sisters, Hilda and Beatrice Wiesel and a younger sister, Tzipora Wiesel. Elie spoke many languages including Hungarian, Romanian, German and he grew up speaking Yiddish. At the beginning of the book Elie has a very strong faith in God and theJewish religion, but this faith is tested when he is moved from his small town by the Nazi's. Elie has to deal with the death of his family, the death of his, innocence and the death of his God at the very young...show more content... His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur? The book also shows us how his innocence was quickly lost, and how fast he grown up. The things that were happening there, he can't believe that. He feels that he might be dreaming. The author's thesis and reason for writing this book is quite clear. He wanted this world to know what he saw and experienced when he was a young boy and how it coloured his life forever. He lost his entire family. "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never (Night,Ch. 3, Pg. 32) Throughout the book, there's a dark feeling of hopelessness and unreality. It seems difficult to believe that anyone could be so vile so utterly devoid of consicience as to send million of Jews to their deaths. But that was all true, the characters were real in this novel. Elie told us how difficult life was there, as a prisnor.The novel Night, has had much sociological significance on society. Night is Wiesel's attempt to trace the dissolution of the Jewish community in Sighet, the Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Examples Of Darkness In The Book Night In the night one is frightened to try to determine whether one should undergo the perception of being fearful and unattended. To be hopeful and wanting to get through the position one is in during war and the separation of loved and dear ones. This is the darkness and negativity affecting people who may have been in the holocaust. In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, portrays such graphic and traumatizing experiences one may have gone through in the holocaust. Which establishes night and darkness as a key subject to focus on throughout the book, it may be used metaphorically or literally in such context. A theme that may be used is, to lose one's consciousness and ones self worth may also lose their humanity and feelings when going through traumatic...show more content... How they were making them feel worthless and how they were making them feel all these negative things, Ellie tried to keep his faith but at the end of it he just couldn't do it anymore. One piece of evidence that supports that is "PRESSED TIGHTLY AGAINST one another, in an effort to resist the cold, our heads empty and heavy, our brains a whirlwind of decaying memories" (page 98). This shows that Elie is losing himself in the process of being physically and mentally abused by these people and he can't take it anymore. Which this also goes along with the theme, by how it represents that Elie is going through this traumatic experience and he's losing himself along the way. Another piece of evidence is "AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMP, SS officers were waiting for us. We were counted... The old, familiar fear: not to lose him" (page 104). When Ellie says that he doesn't want to lose "him" he's talking about his father. His father is the only family he has now that his other family members were taken away, Ellie is living inn in the dark and in fear of losing his father, he's scared. This connects to the theme by how he is once again in fear, of many things, but his main fear is losing his father and he's losing everything and he doesn't want to lose anything else he doesn't want to become any less of a person he doesn't want to become any less emotionless. In Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Essay about Night by Elie Wiesel Night is a novel written from the perspective of a Jewish teenager, about his experiences as a prisoner during the Holocaust. Our teenager named Eliezer grew up in the small community of Sighet, located in Hungarian Transylvania. It's here that Eliezer studies religion, both the Cabbala and the Torah. At the beginning of the war Eliezer was dedicated and absolute in his belief of God, but throughout the events of World War II his faith slowly starts to wither away. Eliezer's main conflict that governs the story would be sustaining his belief in God. This becomes especially hard throughout the book, as he has to face more and more challenging issues. Moshe the Beadle is the one character that Eliezer learned about his faith from, Moshes ...show more content... It's in these moments that Eliezer has lost all faith he had in humanity and religion, which he had previously learned from Moshe. One point in the story that Eliezer questions his faith in God is when they are forced to watch the hanging of other prisoners, one time the Gestapo even hangs and kills a small child for being associated with the rebels. It seems that during this point the prisoners start to react for means of survival only, family members were turning on each other. The prisoners turn cold hearted and cruel towards each other because now their only concern is survival. Because of the horrific events in the concentration camp and the ever–present risk of death does Eliezer begin to lose his faith in humanity and his God. Eliezer has a tough time understanding how the world and the Gestapo can be capable of this much fury. Because his teachings tell him that God is good, and since God is everywhere the world therefore must be good. Another strong theme from the book is the importance of family bonds, especially if that's all you have left in harsh conditions. Eliezer has a hard time watching the other families interact because they no longer share a special bond of love but instead share the idea of selfishness. More than once Eliezer experiences the rupture of the bond a family shares between both the father and son. He describes his bond with his father as a support system; they both ensure the other has enough to survive Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. The Night By Elie Wiesel In Night by Elie Wiesel, the author reflects on his own experience of being separated from his family and eventually his own religion. This separation was not by any means voluntary, they were forced apart during the Holocaust. Wiesel was a Jew when the invasion of Hungary occurred and the Germans ripped members of his religion away from their home in Sighet. A once peaceful community where Wiesel learned to love the Kabbalah was now home to only dust and lost memories. Most members of that Jewish community were never to return, hell greeted them with open arms as they walked through the now rusty gates of Auschwitz. In order to survive unimaginable circumstances that were enforced in these camps, a boy had to hang on to his humanity. But by no means did humanity stay with the boy, being subjected to the horror of concentration camps, Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Elie Wiesel saw first–hand how members of other communities attempt to silence opposing voices. All of the pain that Wiesel saw inspired him to keep watch and tell stories for people who wouldn't live on to tell them for their own families. Stories are what keeps a person alive and through Eliezer's words that he puts down many are able to get a sense of closure in knowing what occurred at these camps. One story occurred on the first train ride away from home, a lady named Madame SchГ¤chter was beaten up for crying out against imminent death, unseen by others. She stayed like that all through the day, dumb, absent, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Examples Of Compassion In Night By Elie Wiesel "A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal". This quote by Steve Maraboli may be hard to understand, but the Holocaust texts: Night by Elie Wiesel, "A Three Year Old Saves His Mother" by Peter Gorog and "Jakob's Story" by Jakob Blankitny are great examples of where compassion is necessary to fight the despair in heartbreaking situations. In each work, compassion shows up from unexpected sources, helps motivate people to survive, and creates greater unification. Compassion is shown in Night by Elie Wiesel in a way that helps him get through all the disturbing and distressing situations he is put in. When Elie first gets to Birkenau, he is scarred by what he sees around him. Elie initially does not believe that compassion can exist during these times. But a stranger, who is a fellow inmate, gives him invaluable advice: "No. You're eighteen.' 'But I'm not,' I said. 'I'm fifteen.' 'Fool. Listen to what I say," (Wiesel 30). This inmate shows concern towards Elie and his father even though there was nothing expected in return for his words. Compassion was unusual during this time amongst people because everyone just wanted to be able to take care of themselves and their families. An inmate showing compassion had a positive effect on Elie, which resulted in him being spared from going directly to the crematorium. Another example of compassion that Elie faces through his journey is when he encounters the French girl who gives him advice by telling him to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Essay On The Book Night "Night" is a book based on the childhood of the writer Elie Wiesel and his experience during Nazi–Germany. He writes about his experiences from 1944–1945 the height and downfall of the second World War. Body: The book night is narrated by Eliezer. A jewish boy in his mid teens. He studies the Torah and lives in Sighet, in Hungarian Transylvania. He also studies the Cabbala (a doctrine of Jewish mysticism). His instructor a man named Moshe the Beatle was abruptly deported. After a few months went by Moshe returned with horrible news. He claims that the GESTAPO (German police) took control of his train and led everyone in the woods were they systematically killed of many Jews. No one takes Moshes story to be believable and he is labeled as a lunatic. Then in the spring of 1944, Nazi Germany occupy...show more content... Shortly after the are rounded up in cattle car and deported on a long dangerous journey. nearly starving and in a car for days and nights the jews finally arrived. The place they had made it too was Auschwitz arguably the toughest concentration camp to survive. When they arrived they were separated from their mother and sister. They were also shaved, stripped, and beaten. Eliezer and his father are strong enough to work so they are sent to the electrical–fittings factory. At this point of the book the Jews rely on each other and faith. As the conditions get worse and worse it becomes survival of the fittest. Sons and Fathers don't even protect each other. One of the most grouse parts was when a german took out Eliezers gold tooth with a rusty spoon. The prisoners are forced to watch there friends and family being hanged with makes them loose most morals. Months passed and finally Germany was being invaded. They had to evacuate all of the Jews and sent them on a 50 mile death run to the next camp. Most died and the rest were rounded up in cattle cars Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Internal Conflict In The Book Night In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, he shares his story of his experience through World War Two. Through his experiences, he experiences both internal and external conflicts. The conflicts he experienced include ideas of dehumanization, loss, and physical changes. One internal conflict Elie experienced was the loss of all of his family. While he was in the concentration camps, he and his father were the only ones in his family that were left. "My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone," which was stated on page 30, explains how he and his father were all that were left and his father would have to be there for Elie during that time. They fought hard together through the cold nights Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Analysis Of The Book Night By Elie Wiesel McBride 1 Brandy McBride McAndrew ELA August 6, 2017 Night In the book Night by Elie Wiesel there are many instances where his use of imagery helps establish tone and purpose. For example Elie Wiesel used fire (sight) to represent just that. The fire helps prove that the tone is serious and mature. In no way did Wiesel try to lighten up the story about the concentration camps or the Nazis. His use of fire also helps show his purpose. "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times scaled. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw...show more content... However he then stated "Where is he? This is where––hanging here from this gallows..." "that night the soup tasted like corpses" (page 65). Here Wiesel had two very different opinions on the soup. The way he described the soup in the first quote showed he was hungry and happy although once he realized the truth everything changed. He soon found the soup to be repulsing and he wanted nothing to do with it. For example when he says the soup tasted like corpses he means that they did not feel the satisfaction of eating because they just witnessed a horrific occurrence. This helps with tone because the reader can tell how quickly his tone went downhill. Last but not least is the sense of smell which Wiesel used throughout the book by explaining the burners and crematories. "In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau" (28, Wiesel). Along with the smell Wiesel had witnessed and heard awful events that took place in the burners. "Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?" (Yes, we saw the flames.) "Over there, that's where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. You still don't understand? You sons of bitches. Don't you understand anything? You will be burned! Burned into a cinder! Turned to ashes" (30–31, Wiesel). This shows a different tone. It shows fear and worry because does anyone really Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Night Descriptive Writing I walked down the snowy pavement pasting by the lamppost and groups of teenager smoking on cigarettes, I flicked on his hoodie feeling irritated by the sight and smell. I continued to walk on the pavement still hear cars bustling down the road with headlights illuminating the night, my breath formed swirls of mist. I started to walk into the darkness of the streets, I trudged through the slushy snow that was pure white. The rain started to rain harder and the sky grew darker, I felt of unease I have a feeling that something was following me, but I shrugged it off the thought maybe I was just overthinking things I continued to stroll through then making a sharp turn. I notice a white van that came thundering down the street. I continued...show more content... The ropes binding me to the chair were cutting into my wrists, burned from the tugging for freedom. Every breath I took was shallow became into desperate gasps for air as my lungs were breaking down, my throat suffocating me. The door creaked open "hello sir" the voice said, it was a mans and it sounded awfully familiar. "We're going to have lots of fun today..okay?" He said, there was a loud sound of the clinking of hard metal was being sharpened, my heart froze and muscle tensed I gave the rope jerk but only to be greeted piercing pain. I felt his eyes on me and panic rose, I desperately tried to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. Night Book Review Essay Book Review Night by Elie Wiesel was one of the best books I have ever read. Night is the story about Elie's horrible time spent in Auschwitz and Buna the death camps. This story impacted me the most because all of this is real. Elie's mother and sister were murdered as soon as they arrived. The story goes on telling his unimaginable experiences with his father in 1944 during the Holocaust. The book opens with Elie's life before him and his family were taken away. The story continues talking about how when they arrived in Auschwitz his mother and sister were taken to the crematorium with other women and children who were not strong enough to work in the camps. The only people left from Elie's family were him and his father. Throughout the whole book Elie talks about how his father was his only motivation to keep going. When Elie's father dies he contemplates to keep going or just to give in. In the end he is liberated and is freed....show more content... Elie was lucky to have lived through the death camps Auschwitz and Buna. Out of 11 million people 5 million were women and children and non–jews but 7 million were jews. Only about 70 people who were in Auschwitz came out alive. Night is told in such a way that even 45 years later I felt like I was right there with him throughout the whole book. If you are a person who wants to learn more about the Holocaust I couldn't recommend Night enough. You will go on an adventure where your only concern was staying alive. Elie will never forget what happened and after you read this book you won't either. In my opinion, the best part of night was in the end when he was liberated. This is the best part because throughout the whole book I thought in the back of my mind how can he survive in these conditions. When he was freed it gave me some relief because if he hadn't survived the whole Wiesel family would've been wiped out, and there would be no one left to tell his Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Examples Of Decisions In Night By Elie Wiesel Making decisions in life can be so minor that it can affect almost nothing, whilst other decisions have the potential to change one's entire life. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the major decisions Elie made during his imprisonment in a concentration camp drastically alter his life's journey. Not only has his life been modified around the decisions he had made in the camp, but it also changes his views from what he has done or seen in the past. By making significant decisions around his father, his own beliefs, and for himself, Elie has seen many changes in his life, for better or for worse. The one person in Elie's life that means everything to him is his father. During his time in the concentration camps, Elie's bond with his father...show more content... From the time where Elie had to decide to fight for his father's life, to the time where he questioned his beliefs, Elie has had to make many life–changing decisions. As some of his decisions left negative consequences, some were left a positive outcome. In the end, all the decisions Elie had made in the camps has made his life miserable or at its best. For better or for worse, the events that Elie encountered makes his life unforgettable as realizes there was more to life than he had thought of Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. `` Night `` By Elie Wiesel Robert Shapiro, an American civil litigator once said, "To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization," The Holocaust, a genocide led by Adolf Hitler, killed six million jews, and dramatically affected the whole world. The memoir "Night," written by Elie Wiesel describes the brutality Wiesel experienced during the Holocaust, and how life changing it was. Although some may believe the memoir written by Elie Wiesel was titled "Night" because he was forced to leave his home during the night, Wiesel illustrates Jews losing hope, faith, and happiness through the symbol of Night, to prove that the memoir was titled "Night" to symbolize the darkness the holocaust created. The first darkness that the ...show more content... Wiesel then gave up, he figured there was no longer a chance that he could be saved which again led to darkness. Is this example, the darkness the night brings symbolises loss of hope, and becoming closer to death. Once Wiesel gave up trying, and claimed it was over, the light in his life got slightly dimmer, and he became closer to death. The next reason Night was the title of the memoir written by Wiesel was because the darkness in night symbolized death. Thousands of Jews were sentenced to death each day, leaving everybody a little more hurt and broken. The first example of death, that helps portray the title of "Night," is in the quote, "Was there a single place here where you were not in danger of death?" (Wiesel 37). In this quote, Wiesel shows how dangerous and recurrent death was and bases the title off of these dangerous, mass killings. Darkness commonly symbolizes death, and the pain and suffering one feels being exposed to it. The symbol also helps show that the killings were not normal, they were darker like the night, more evil and inhumane than anything they had previously experienced. The title "Night," symbolizes the darkness during this painful event, and the darkness universally symbolizes evil. So by using the title Night, Wiesel is able to indirectly explain how inhumane these mass killings really are. Another quote that shows the title is used to symbolize Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. The Main Themes in Night Essay Themes: One of the main themes throughout the book is the title of the book "Night". There are references from Eliezer about night during the book, which are full of symbolism. The word "night" is used repeatedly, and Eliezer recounts every dusk, night and dawn through the entire book. For instance, Night could be a metaphor for the Holocaust–submerge the family and thousands of Jewish families in the darkness and misery of the concentration camps. Another reference to night is the night before the family is taken to the ghetto, Eliezer explains, "Night. No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly. The stars were only sparks of the fire, which devoured us. Should that fire die out one day, there would be nothing left...show more content... Throughout the book, his attutude about religion changes as night progresses. In the beginning of the book, Moche tells Eliezer that one must seek to ask God the right questions, not to find out the right answers. One simply cannot understand the answer God gives: "You will find the true answers Eliezer, only within yourself." In the concentration camp Eliezer can't understand why God allows so much death and destruction, and even though he is angry and questions God he never loses his faith. Although Eliezer never has his questions answered he never loses his faith. Eliezers evolving relationship with God is a major source of character development for himself. The third important theme is the inadvertent role the Jews play in their destruction. The foolish optimism–nothing bad will happen. An example of this is when they were forced to move to the ghetto, the townspeople act relieved that they don't have to deal with overt prejudice anymore: "We should no longer have before our eyes those hostile faces, those hate–laden stars. Our fear and anguish were at an end, we were living among Jews, among brothers." ( ) Moral of Ethical Issues: The concentration camps were beginning to remove all emotion from the people. They stopped feeling anything for others, and began only thinking of themselves. For example, when an iron bar beats Eliezers father, Eliezer feels no pity or compassion. He is madder at his father for not being
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  • 19. Thesis Statement In Night By Elie Wiesel When responding to situations in life people must consider if doing so will benefit themselves or the people around them. In circumstances that demand quick thinking people often can not form a concrete decision based on how little information and time they have. In life people frequently must try to do so through their daily battles with the people around them as well as themselves. Thesis Statement In the literary memoir Night, Elie Wiesel illustrates how he faces many situations that require him to respond. Eliezer did not respond when he was beat by a guard but instead takes the advice of a french lady and waits until the moment is right as well he did not respond to the Kapo who beat his father as a result many instances just like these continually happen. Eliezer then finally responds to the men trying to throw his father out of the train car as he knows if he does not say anything his father will die. Body 1 While Elie is working at the electrical warehouse, Idek the Kapo goes on one of his fits of rage and beats him after the Kapo is done beating him a french lady strides over to him disclosing her advice. 'Bite your lip, little brother....Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but not now....Wait. Grit your teeth and wait....'" (Pg.53) She is merely expressing how one must choose their battles and that even though humans must stand up for themselves sometimes we must wait to do so as timing is everything. Elie Wiesel struggles to fight through the concentration camp he must deal with many unfriendly encounters. "I had watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent. In fact, I thought of stealing away in order not to suffer the blows. What's more, if I felt anger at that moment, it was not directed at the Kapo but at my father. Why couldn't he have avoided Idek's wrath? That was what life in a concentration camp had made of me..." (pg. 54). Elie wrestles with the idea of how to respond and even if he should react he debates that if he does respond then he will get beat, but if he does not respond then he must watch his father be beat so he thinks to himself what would be more painful? By the end of the beating it is kind of ironic how Eliezer is more Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Essay On The Night Tom races down the street to make it to the movies before they start the show. He turns left, then right, then right again dodging people and carefully placing his feet as he flies in the air. Above him, his yellow paper is dancing in the wind going down the street and around buildings. As it flies in the air, it gets stuck multiple times, on clotheslines, peoples shoulders, under people's feet until finally gliding to Toms work building, up 7 stories and onto Tom's boss'; Mr. Wilchinski's; desk. Mr. Wilchinski turns around to face the window as he talks on the phone, smoking a cigar, still unaware of the paper, and feels the wind bellowing through. Mr. Wilchinski is a large, wealthy, balding man, wears pinstripe suits with red neckties ...show more content... "Come to my office, I think I have a project you could work on to get that promotion you want." "I'm on my way!" Brian drops everything and gracefully rushes through the office. He pauses at the door and takes a breather, fixes his clothes, and adjusts his glasses before opening the door. "Mr. Wilchinki, it's Brian...You told me to come?" "Yes, come in, have a seat. I want you to do this, exactly. If you change anything and I'll have you out of here quicker than you can say 'But Mr. Wilchinski'. "Yes sir. Will do sir." Brian grabs the paper and walks out reading it, over and over until he could repeat it by memory and gets right to work. He was super sufficient in planning, researching, designing and organizing everything. Mr. Wilchinski was confident he could do the job better than even himself. Hethought about how his business would boom once this project was done. While Brian, was thinking about how he would deliver the news to his girlfriend, he was ecstatic! When Thursday rolled around, Brian was almost done, he just needed a few more hours for the deadline was only in 36 hours. Four hours later and Brian was done. He was walking to Mr. Wilchinski's office when Tom Came out of the corner of his eye. Tom was looking though his work to make sure it was perfected, every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted. Brian runs into Tom just before reaching the door and makes Tom drop his papers. They both apologize Get more content on HelpWriting.net