Night Essay
College Prep Lit
Amiah DeWolf
The beginning of an appalling genocide came about in 1933. In the year of 1944, Elie Wiesel’s family and himself were pulled out of their home and forced by Germans to give up their humanity. Along with them being stripped of their dignity, the existing bonds between his and other Jewish families were torn apart. Right away the Wiesel family was separated. In his book Night, Elie recalls the moment of division between the men and women in his family:
“ I saw them walking farther and farther away [...] I didn’t know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever. I kept walking, my father holding my hand” (29).
Little did Elie know, the connection to his mother and sister was not going to be the only link between family shattered during his time in concentration. …show more content…
The exposition to deaths and starvation relayed the message of the Nazis just how they wanted it. “ All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone. [...] It was imperative to stay together” (30). To Elie and his father, together as a pair, they were better off.
This remained true for quite some time. However, malnutrition and thinking led to weakness. Elie’s father became ill with dysentery and in return transformed from support to added worries. Just like any other human, Elie
College Prep Lit
Amiah DeWolf
The beginning of an appalling genocide came about in 1933. In the year of 1944, Elie Wiesel’s family and himself were pulled out of their home and forced by Germans to give up their humanity. Along with them being stripped of their dignity, the existing bonds between his and other Jewish families were torn apart. Right away the Wiesel family was separated. In his book Night, Elie recalls the moment of division between the men and women in his family:
“ I saw them walking farther and farther away [...] I didn’t know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever. I kept walking, my father holding my hand” (29).
Little did Elie know, the connection to his mother and sister was not going to be the only link between family shattered during his time in concentration. …show more content…
The exposition to deaths and starvation relayed the message of the Nazis just how they wanted it. “ All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone. [...] It was imperative to stay together” (30). To Elie and his father, together as a pair, they were better off.
This remained true for quite some time. However, malnutrition and thinking led to weakness. Elie’s father became ill with dysentery and in return transformed from support to added worries. Just like any other human, Elie