In Wiesel's memoir "Night", he uses diction to emphasize certain situations throughout the book of human suffering due to corruption. When Franek took advantage of Elie's father for a bargain they made, Franek was given the opportunity to "torment him and, on a daily basis, to thrash him savagely (55)." The words "torment", "thrash", and "savagely" express the brutal conduct of Franek towards Elie's father because of the corrupt society they live in. Also, after the young Pipel boy was hanged, Elie passed the corpse and he noted "his extinguished eyes, the tongue hanging from his gaping mouth (63)." The terms "extinguished" and "gaping" provide an emphasis on the boy's deathly appearance caused by corruption. Finally, when the Jews were
