Author’s craft is a commonly used method in which the author uses literary devices to help tell a story. There are many different examples of Author’s Craft within the novel Night written by Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor. I believe that Wiesel is using Author’s Craft to help illustrate the story within the reader’s mind, as Night is a reflection of Wiesel’s personal memories with the Holocaust. Based on the different examples of Author’s Craft, I can conclude that the theme that Night is trying to convey is that “No matter how bad the circumstances are, do not give up!” as Elie Wiesel uses multiple types of Author’s Craft to help develop this theme in the story.
Audible Craft, the use of sound choices to help tell a story, can be found on Page 24 where the novel states “Once more the young men tied her up and gagged her. They even struck her. People encouraged them: “Make her be quite! She’s mad! Shut her up! She's not the only one. She can keep her mouth shut….”. They struck her several times on the head-blows that might have killed her. Her little boy clung to her; he did not cry out; he did not say a word. He was not even weeping now.” The phrase uses multiple onomatopoeias (sound choices) within dialogue such as “She’s mad!” or …show more content…
Here he is-He is hanging here on the gallows…” Author’s Craft is portrayed in this phrase as Elie is expressing his opinion about the whereabouts of God. To which he informs the readers through dialogue about his opinion, thus providing the phrase is classified as Audible Craft. This phrase helps develop the theme as Elie is shown to be giving up all hope of ever surviving the holocaust. Elie, despite being in low hopes, still perseveres to serve as a crucial moment where the theme is developed in the
Audible Craft, the use of sound choices to help tell a story, can be found on Page 24 where the novel states “Once more the young men tied her up and gagged her. They even struck her. People encouraged them: “Make her be quite! She’s mad! Shut her up! She's not the only one. She can keep her mouth shut….”. They struck her several times on the head-blows that might have killed her. Her little boy clung to her; he did not cry out; he did not say a word. He was not even weeping now.” The phrase uses multiple onomatopoeias (sound choices) within dialogue such as “She’s mad!” or …show more content…
Here he is-He is hanging here on the gallows…” Author’s Craft is portrayed in this phrase as Elie is expressing his opinion about the whereabouts of God. To which he informs the readers through dialogue about his opinion, thus providing the phrase is classified as Audible Craft. This phrase helps develop the theme as Elie is shown to be giving up all hope of ever surviving the holocaust. Elie, despite being in low hopes, still perseveres to serve as a crucial moment where the theme is developed in the