Night And Life Analysis

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For the arrival of the camp both in Night and Life is Beautiful the families were separated. When they arrived in Auschwitz the men were separated from the women, so Elie and his dad were separated from Elie’s mom and his sister. In life is beautiful Joshua and his dad Guido get sent on a train to the German concentration camp. Dory is stuck at home and begs to be sent to them and eventually does get on the train. After arrival, the men and the women get separated Joshua is told that the camp is a game and at the end, they win a tank if they are the first to get 9000 points. And in order to protect his son further and keep him sane. The German asks for a interpreter who speaks german. Guido steps up. He explains the rules of his game instead

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