Night By Elie Wiesel Analysis

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Note and notice signposts
1.tough questions-"why, but why would I bless him (Wiesel 67)? "
2. Contrast and contradict- stops talking about the Holocaust and talks about the future which is happy. ( Wiesel 53)
3. Again and again- they give warnings about what's going to happen ( Wiesel 27)".
4. Tough questions – "blessed by God? Ellie has lost all his sense and starts to question God ( Wiesel 67)".
5.tough question– "He caused thousands of kids to burn and his mass graves ( Wiesel 67)?"
6. Tough questions-" he kept six crematoria working day and night including sabbath and the holy days? ( Wiesel 67)".
7. Cough question –" Because in his grave might, he created auschwitz and so many other factories of death? ( Wiesel 67)".
8.tough question
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Words of wiser – He paused and then added: "and the most important,don't be afraid!" ( Wiesel 71).
17. Tough question –" where they're still miracles on this earth?" ( Wiesel 76).
18. Words of wiser – "try to sleep"( Wiesel 83).
19. Words of wiser –" gather your strength for the journey" ( Wiesel 83).
20. Memory moment – someone's advice to him in the concentration camp reminded alley of his mother and her last recommendation in the ghetto ( Wiesel 83).
21.AHA moment – "what would he do without me? I was his sole support." Elie realizes that his dad needs him ( Wiesel 87).
23. Tough question – "what would he do without me?" He wonders what his dad will do ( Wiesel 87).
24. Contrast and contradiction – Ellie falls down in the snow and ice and falls asleep thinking that it is that it is a warm blanket but in reality it is cold snow ( Wiesel 88).
25. Words of wiser – "Don't let your self be overcome by sleep eliezer" ( Wiesel 88).
26. Words of wiser – "it's dangerous to fall asleep in the snow. One falls asleep forever" ( Wiesel 88).
27. Words of wiser – "Come, my son, come...get up" ( Wiesel 88).
28. Memory moment – Ellie remember that he had seen the rabbis son and he had forgotten to tell him in that moment he remembered seeing his son looking back at him and continuing on walking ( Wiesel

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