Comparing Night And Life Is Beautiful

Humanity tears into each other; the booming noise of war silences children’s screams. German's boots thud across the world terror and death in their wake. Their horrors carved into the depths of human history. The holocaust, setting for the novel Night and the movie Life is Beautiful is exhibited similarity and differently through the father/son relationship, humanity in the camps, and the mood or tone of the piece. Both Life is Beautiful and Night portray a prominent father son relationship in both stories. However, the contrasting dynamics of their relationships are evident. Resentfully, Elie primarily takes care of his father, often begrudgingly, whereas Guido slaves to conceal the horrors of the concentration camp from Joshua. Elie gives his father soup when he is dying while realizing that he was no longer doing so out of love. This shows that the traditional father son relationship is no longer in effect. Their strong bond that keep them together is deteriorating cause the dynamic of their relationship to corrode. However, Guido goes out of his way to keep Joshua safe from the terrors of the camp like when he translated the guard's word to rules for a game. This shows that Guido and Joshua's relationship has endured the trails and maintained that same dynamic they had when they entered the camp. …show more content…
While Night reveals the horrors of humanity and the extremes of self-preservation, Life is Beautiful shows humanity's kindness, compassion, and sacrifice. In Elie’s experiences, people kill each other for measly scraps of food exposing the dark truths of self-preservation. Men in desperation receive these basic instincts to fight, and to survive by whatever means. Yet, humanity is not completely lost. Joshua experiences humankind’s compassion when the other prisoners help keep him hidden. Sacrificing personal safety to help a child one does not even know is the ultimate display of humanity at its