Alex Trotter
Foster
English IV
07 April 17 Losing Your Faith
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in the camp, which has turned my life into one long night” (Wiesel 3.68), Elie Wiesel states in his memoir Night. Elie Wiesel was a young boy during captivity dealing with intrinsic evil brought upon by German war generals. Throughout these harsh times, Elie Wiesel enlightens the reader on how one is likely to lose their morals and faith in times of struggle. “Night is the tale of painful death, not of liberation and rebirth,” according to James Tackach. In his essay of critical evaluation about Night, Mr. Tackach explores Elie Wiesel own questions about his faith, “when he asks why God lets thousands of Jews be put to death, …show more content…
“A Jewish dentist starts to take the gold teeth from captives in order for him to pay his bills.” ( Wiesel 4.15-21) This is an example of stealing from someone to make your life easier. Not only are people beginning to steal, but people are beginning to march all over anyone who is sick or is dead on the ground where the prisoners are forced to walk towards another prisoner camp. In the middle of the march to the next camp, German officials are commanding the prisoners to stop and remove all dead bodies of the cattle cars. (Wiesel 4.206-211) This is sickening to even think about moving many of your friends and family. Sickening to think of moving them out of the cars and bringing them to the crematories. The concern for life does not even matter anymore. No one cares for who is sick or who is dying. “The prisoners began throwing the weak out of the cars just so there would be more room for themselves.” When the officials would bring around the bread for something to eat there would be fights and people killing each other just for one another’s …show more content…
"LEGACY of NIGHT, the LITERARY UNIVERSE of ELIE WIESEL (Book)." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 20, no. 4, Fall83, p. 341.
Tackach, James. “Night By: Tackach, James, Masterplots, Fourth Edition.” Literary Reference Center. Roger Williams University. www.Rwu.edu
Wiesel, Elie. “Never Shall I Forget.” Read, vol.55, no. 14, 10 Mar. 2006, pp. 5-15
Wiesel, Elie,Wiesel, Marion. Night. New York: Hill And Wang, 2006.
Foster
English IV
07 April 17 Losing Your Faith
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in the camp, which has turned my life into one long night” (Wiesel 3.68), Elie Wiesel states in his memoir Night. Elie Wiesel was a young boy during captivity dealing with intrinsic evil brought upon by German war generals. Throughout these harsh times, Elie Wiesel enlightens the reader on how one is likely to lose their morals and faith in times of struggle. “Night is the tale of painful death, not of liberation and rebirth,” according to James Tackach. In his essay of critical evaluation about Night, Mr. Tackach explores Elie Wiesel own questions about his faith, “when he asks why God lets thousands of Jews be put to death, …show more content…
“A Jewish dentist starts to take the gold teeth from captives in order for him to pay his bills.” ( Wiesel 4.15-21) This is an example of stealing from someone to make your life easier. Not only are people beginning to steal, but people are beginning to march all over anyone who is sick or is dead on the ground where the prisoners are forced to walk towards another prisoner camp. In the middle of the march to the next camp, German officials are commanding the prisoners to stop and remove all dead bodies of the cattle cars. (Wiesel 4.206-211) This is sickening to even think about moving many of your friends and family. Sickening to think of moving them out of the cars and bringing them to the crematories. The concern for life does not even matter anymore. No one cares for who is sick or who is dying. “The prisoners began throwing the weak out of the cars just so there would be more room for themselves.” When the officials would bring around the bread for something to eat there would be fights and people killing each other just for one another’s …show more content…
"LEGACY of NIGHT, the LITERARY UNIVERSE of ELIE WIESEL (Book)." Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 20, no. 4, Fall83, p. 341.
Tackach, James. “Night By: Tackach, James, Masterplots, Fourth Edition.” Literary Reference Center. Roger Williams University. www.Rwu.edu
Wiesel, Elie. “Never Shall I Forget.” Read, vol.55, no. 14, 10 Mar. 2006, pp. 5-15
Wiesel, Elie,Wiesel, Marion. Night. New York: Hill And Wang, 2006.