Comparing Wiesel's Between Shades Of Gray And Night

The book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys and Night by Elie Wiesel submerges the reader into a journey through the holocaust. Both a teenage boy and girl in very similar situations put through absolute hell. Two completely different families separated and forced to work in unbelievably harsh conditions. Even though Lina and Elie were stuck with a horrendous fate, they somehow manage to survive. Between Shades of Gray and Night are nonfiction books, told in the first person. Night is told by the author himself, Elie Wiesel. The books are told by people that are personally touched by the holocaust. Teenage boy Elie and Lina are very outgoing people. Lina is a very artistic young women, but Elie on the other hand is smart and religious. …show more content…
Both teenagers knew it was going to come eventually because they’ve heard of all the bad things happening. The families were separated by women/children and then the men when they got to the camps. When the readers reads this book they will soon realize neither family is reunited with each other at the end of the book. While the reader submerges oneself into the book Between Shades of Gray and Night, it is very obvious that there is many differences between the two. While on the cattle car, Lina has many more different experiences than Elie. Between Shades of Gray tells more about the destination and the events that took places before going to the camp. In Night Elie talks about his experiences while at the camp and how hard it was for his father. Elie gives more details about the things that took place while at the concentration camp and the horrific events that happened while he was