Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, dating back to 8 BC. One of Hitler’s motives during WWII was to wipe out the entire religion. One of Earth’s oldest religion would have turned into dust. 14 million strong, most children have heard first person of being in the midst of WWII from their elder relatives. The religion was an important aspect in a vast amount of those innocent lives which gave them a purpose to live and hope. In the book, Night, by Elie Wiesel, the main character, himself, takes the reader on a first-hand experience throughout the holocaust. He is one of the victims, the Jews. Throughout the book, he calls for help from God but no answer has come every time. Each time, he slowly loses hope that they will be
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“Suddenly, the silence became more oppressive” (Wiesel 38). In the text, Elie and the other Jews were sitting in the camp. The introduction of the officer made everything silent. This silence wasn't oppressive but it described how it made everyone worried and nervous. “The word chimney here was not an abstraction: it floated in the air, mingled with the smoke. It was, perhaps, the only word that had real meaning in this place.” (Wiesel 39) In this text, Elie expresses that the chimney was 'floating in the air'. Elie uses this metaphor of the chimney to describe that all the Jews had the chimney on their minds. The word, chimney, had a hefty effect on the Jews mind-set.
In conclusion, the book, Night, uses a variety of literary elements to hook the reader in. Elements like hyperboles created lots of exaggeration to express the situation more while metaphors help to describe the environment they were in. This showed how terrible the camps were and portray the how abysmal the officers were. The elements helped to explain the scenarios as much as possible because as Elie says, "Only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was. Others will never know." (Wiesel
“Suddenly, the silence became more oppressive” (Wiesel 38). In the text, Elie and the other Jews were sitting in the camp. The introduction of the officer made everything silent. This silence wasn't oppressive but it described how it made everyone worried and nervous. “The word chimney here was not an abstraction: it floated in the air, mingled with the smoke. It was, perhaps, the only word that had real meaning in this place.” (Wiesel 39) In this text, Elie expresses that the chimney was 'floating in the air'. Elie uses this metaphor of the chimney to describe that all the Jews had the chimney on their minds. The word, chimney, had a hefty effect on the Jews mind-set.
In conclusion, the book, Night, uses a variety of literary elements to hook the reader in. Elements like hyperboles created lots of exaggeration to express the situation more while metaphors help to describe the environment they were in. This showed how terrible the camps were and portray the how abysmal the officers were. The elements helped to explain the scenarios as much as possible because as Elie says, "Only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was. Others will never know." (Wiesel