Never Forget
In his memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel wrote “I became A-7713. After that, I had no other name.” In other words, it shows how the Nazis take the Jews identity, including their names, shoes, houses, hair, and even their clothes, which means a lot to them; they treat them like they were not human beings. One would think that in this world no such things could happen, and some people out there may think that it's not going on. In Night, Wiesel describes his experiences and the traumatic events that Jews go through. In the May of 1944, Wiesel is first sent to Auschwitz. This is where he, along with the other Jews, learn how people are no longer treated like human beings. They are not treated like human beings anymore because, they are …show more content…
To them it is all a fun game. You are immediately killed if the Nazis assume that you are trying to escape or if they think that you are trying to sabotage the camp. They do not care if you are a part of it or not. They do it because you are there, just like Pipel and the two men that are accused. They are hung in front of all of the prisoners. The prisoners are forced to look the dead in the eyes. His description illustrates how horrible the hanging was,”For more than half an hour he stayed there, struggling between life and death, dying in slow agony under our eyes.” (71) They do not care how long you are still …show more content…
Wiesel is accused of getting into another person's business when he accidentally saw something he should not have. The Kapos thought it was okay to humiliate him in front of the other Jews, because of this. “An ordinary prisoner has no right to meddle in other people’s affairs. One of you does not seem to have understood this. I’m obliged, therefore, to make it very clear to him for once and for all.” (65) To the Nazis, Kapos, and the SS Officers they do whatever they want. They are not the ones getting beaten, starved, burned alive, killed, or separated from their families. They think that the Jews are not equal, so they treat them like animals, along with other racial groups that are declared unfit to live. They did not care about anyone but
In his memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel wrote “I became A-7713. After that, I had no other name.” In other words, it shows how the Nazis take the Jews identity, including their names, shoes, houses, hair, and even their clothes, which means a lot to them; they treat them like they were not human beings. One would think that in this world no such things could happen, and some people out there may think that it's not going on. In Night, Wiesel describes his experiences and the traumatic events that Jews go through. In the May of 1944, Wiesel is first sent to Auschwitz. This is where he, along with the other Jews, learn how people are no longer treated like human beings. They are not treated like human beings anymore because, they are …show more content…
To them it is all a fun game. You are immediately killed if the Nazis assume that you are trying to escape or if they think that you are trying to sabotage the camp. They do not care if you are a part of it or not. They do it because you are there, just like Pipel and the two men that are accused. They are hung in front of all of the prisoners. The prisoners are forced to look the dead in the eyes. His description illustrates how horrible the hanging was,”For more than half an hour he stayed there, struggling between life and death, dying in slow agony under our eyes.” (71) They do not care how long you are still …show more content…
Wiesel is accused of getting into another person's business when he accidentally saw something he should not have. The Kapos thought it was okay to humiliate him in front of the other Jews, because of this. “An ordinary prisoner has no right to meddle in other people’s affairs. One of you does not seem to have understood this. I’m obliged, therefore, to make it very clear to him for once and for all.” (65) To the Nazis, Kapos, and the SS Officers they do whatever they want. They are not the ones getting beaten, starved, burned alive, killed, or separated from their families. They think that the Jews are not equal, so they treat them like animals, along with other racial groups that are declared unfit to live. They did not care about anyone but