The critically acclaimed book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is the story of the author’s life and what he endured during the Holocaust. Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor that lived from September 30, 1928 to July 2, 2016. Night is an excellent retelling from Wiesel’s point of view. We see through his eyes, the emotional journey he endured during the Holocaust. In his writing, his perfect use of imagery leaves the reader with a vivid picture of what really happened. When a reader finishes this book they will depart having met many interesting and inspiring characters. This book is full of suspense, the use of flash forwards, and his use of figurative
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From the rumors of the German’s coming to their town to them fighting for their lives in the camps, every step of the way is set with great anticipation. On page 34 one suspenseful part was, “There I was face-to-face with the Angel of death… No. Two steps from the pit, we were ordered to turn left and herded into the barracks.” (Wiesel) At this point of the book, the reader is left wondering and hoping that Wiesel’s suffering will end. The reader may be filled with a feeling of hopeless as they force themself to continue to read on to see if Wiesel will every live in complete peace. Another suspenseful scene that happened on page 27 is, “But we were pulling into the station. Someone near a window read to us: “Auschwitz.” Nobody had ever heard that name.” (Wiesel) Readers with a Holocaust background will know immediately what Auschwitz is and fear the worse for Wiesel and all the others. It is only by reading on that the reader will find out if this camp will lead to the demise of Wiesel as id did for so many other …show more content…
It’s helps the reader better understand some situations that seem impossible to think of. His use of figurative language is almost an entirely separate language that encourage the reader to learn the language and interpret it. On page 37 the figurative language was personification, “My soul had been invaded-and devoured- by a black flame.” (Wiesel) This can be interpreted a million different ways; that allows the reader to decide for themselves what it means. Another use of figurative language on page 14 which was also personification was, “The shadows around me roused themselves as if from a deep sleep and left silently.” (Wiesel) This personification is about his fears and what happened to him made him fearful. Wiesel’s figurative language helps the reader connect with Wiesel and get a clear understanding of his circumstances through giving personal, natural or human characteristics to something
From the rumors of the German’s coming to their town to them fighting for their lives in the camps, every step of the way is set with great anticipation. On page 34 one suspenseful part was, “There I was face-to-face with the Angel of death… No. Two steps from the pit, we were ordered to turn left and herded into the barracks.” (Wiesel) At this point of the book, the reader is left wondering and hoping that Wiesel’s suffering will end. The reader may be filled with a feeling of hopeless as they force themself to continue to read on to see if Wiesel will every live in complete peace. Another suspenseful scene that happened on page 27 is, “But we were pulling into the station. Someone near a window read to us: “Auschwitz.” Nobody had ever heard that name.” (Wiesel) Readers with a Holocaust background will know immediately what Auschwitz is and fear the worse for Wiesel and all the others. It is only by reading on that the reader will find out if this camp will lead to the demise of Wiesel as id did for so many other …show more content…
It’s helps the reader better understand some situations that seem impossible to think of. His use of figurative language is almost an entirely separate language that encourage the reader to learn the language and interpret it. On page 37 the figurative language was personification, “My soul had been invaded-and devoured- by a black flame.” (Wiesel) This can be interpreted a million different ways; that allows the reader to decide for themselves what it means. Another use of figurative language on page 14 which was also personification was, “The shadows around me roused themselves as if from a deep sleep and left silently.” (Wiesel) This personification is about his fears and what happened to him made him fearful. Wiesel’s figurative language helps the reader connect with Wiesel and get a clear understanding of his circumstances through giving personal, natural or human characteristics to something