Elie Wiesel

Holocaust Research Paper The survivors of the Holocaust have painted a sympathetic, yet mournful picture in the minds of those who are eager to listen to their stories. The many horrors of the Holocaust have rendered those survivors with forlorn memories that will last a lifetime—but to what extent did the Nazis really go to inflict such terrors? Eliezer Wiesel wrote a powerful memoir called Night that recalled his very own experience throughout World War II with stirring details and emotive plots surrounding the Nazis. He wrote it with his heart and wistful mind and told his story through the deceased, who would’ve spoken of the same terrors if they hadn’t passed away. Concentration camps and many more unthinkable acts were very evident, …show more content…
One resident known as Moshe the Beadle told his true story of the Gestapo who killed innocent people. Over time, Elie’s life and possessions were left behind him, with each day getting worse and worse. The Nazis turned his life and many other lives into nothing. Soon, the only thing that gave Elie’s life meaning was his father, who stood beside him until the end, even though he too was damaged. Conspicuous patterns existed around Elie that gave insight to the real secrets behind the mass killings. Some people living today assume that the gassing operation was the main cause of death for the victims of the genocide, and it wasn’t. “After two days, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat.” (Wiesel 23) The Gestapo not only deprived them of the necessities, but they treated the Jews as if they weren’t human. And to the Gestapo, they weren’t, because of the lies apprised by …show more content…
Both Lucille and Elie vividly recalled the deaths of their fathers. Elie’s father was bludgeoned, and taken in the night during his sleep. “I remained…etching his bloody, broken face into my mind.” (Wiesel 112) Not only did living conditions affect the Jews, but so did the soldiers themselves, who were naturally churlish toward the prisoners. Lucille remembered her father being taken away, and hearing of the cruel acts that the Nazis did. Only his ashes remained. She replayed songs that they used to sing together in her head during her time in the camp. There was nothing else she could do, and nothing else Elie could do. It became a selfish, personal war against the world around them. “I did not weep, and it pained me that I did not weep.” (Wiesel 112) Elie’s body was fighting for survival so hard, that he could not feel emotion. The only thing he felt was his need to die, or be