Night Rhetorical Analysis

A population weakened and exhausted by battling against so many obstacles is an example of what millions of Jews underwent while living inside concentration camps. Night, written by Elie Wiesel gives a glimpse from Elie’s perspective as to what life was like for Jews just a number of years ago. Elie faces hardships and conflicts that transform him as a person. In Night, Wiesel uses irony, symbolism, and conflict to support the idea that to survive one often has to give up normalities or even loved one. With the use of irony, Wiesel successfully translates the theme of survival. Elie’s father says, “The yellow star? So what it’s not lethal…”(Wiesel 11). It’s ironic that as of that moment Elie’s father, who remains unnamed in Night, doesn’t believe the yellow star categorizes them. The star was intended to humiliate Jews and to mark them out for segregation and discrimination. This is the beginning of the end for the family. Later on, all of Elie’s family, including Elie, had to rid of their possessions, morals, normalities, and even identities to survive inside the concentration camp. All becoming just another number. …show more content…
Ellie is given advice from the Blockalteste, he says, “Listen to me kids, don’t forget that you’re in a concentration camp. In this place, it is every man for himself, and you cannot think of others” (Wiesel 110). For a few moments Elis is debating internally if he should rid of his father. Elie thinks maybe if he gets rid of his father it’d be easier to survive. The moment Elie arrives at Auschwitz, Elie’s main priority is keeping his father safe. The longer the pair stayed imprisoned, the more irritated Elie becomes with his father. Time at Auschwitz changed Elie, family is no longer important, the only thing that matters is staying alive. After Elie’s father died, Elie struggles to comprehend why a wave of relief