Commentary On The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

About 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. The book Night written by Elie Wiesel is his account of what occurred to him and the others around him during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the worst genocide in the world because the Nazis killed people of any age, the concentration camps had the worst possible conditions, and the Nazis treated the prisoners like animals. One reason the Holocaust was the worst genocide in the world is the Nazis killed people of any age. One piece of evidence that shows this is “They were burning something. A lorry drew up at the pit and delivered its load-little children. Babies!” (Wiesel, 30) This quote shows how even little children and babies were not safe from the Nazis wrath. In fact, the Nazis …show more content…
The author wrote, “The gypsy looked him up and down slowly, from head to foot. As if he wanted to convince himself that this man addressing him was really a creature of flesh and bone.” (Wiesel, 36) This quote shows how the advisors of the camp didn’t see the Jews as people. Instead, they saw them as something that shouldn’t be on the Earth, something that should be eradicated. For this reason, the Nazis treated them like animals. Another example to show the Nazis treated the prisoners like animals is, “At the beginning of the third week, the prisoner in charge of our block was deprived of his office, being considered too humane.” (Wiesel, 41) This quote by itself shows how the Nazis treated the prisoners in the camps like animals. The officers kicked the prisoner out of office so they could treat the prisoners more like animals and less like humans. This quote also shows how the Nazis believed the prisoners were not humans. Lastly, the quote “A workman took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought each other to the death for a few crumbs. The German workmen took a lively interest in this spectacle.” (Wiesel, 95) shows how the prisoners started to act like animals. They started to act like animals because the Nazis had treated them like that for so long. Furthermore, the prisoners were so hungry they became animals to survive because, in their eyes, if they got even a crumb it could help them survive a little longer. After this the prisoners could have truly been called animals, which the Nazis had done from the moment they laid eyes on them. In conclusion, the Holocaust was the worst genocide in the world because the Nazis treated the prisoners like