Night Elie Wiesel Analysis

Elie Wiesel, the boy who lived. At age 15, he and his family of four were taken from their lives to be sent to concentration camps. Thrown head first into a new reality, Elie did not know much. He knew not of what lie ahead of him on this treacherous journey through hell. The beginning of Elie’s new life had now been stowed upon him. All devastation commenced once the towns people were stripped from their rights and lifestyles. Being forced upon travel carts to where ever they are sent to. It was cramped and smelly but right then, their lives mattered no more. “A prolonged whistle split the air. The wheels began to grind. We were on our way”[Wiesel Ch1]. He did not know it but now he was on his way to his first residency, which he would be separated from loved ones. Once arriving, Wiesel states he wanted to kill himself. He says “I gathered all that was left of my strength, so that I could break from the ranks and throw myself upon this barbed wire”. …show more content…
He even starts to lose caring for his own father by saying he is dumb and needs to start thinking more about himself, not Elie. At the next camp Buna, his father becomes less smart and could at certain points have risked his and Elie’s lives by not following rules, but Elie knew to lay low. That how they would survive these harsh times. Eventually a huge pot of soup was left out unattended for the taking but Elie still did not scurry towards it. Everyone thought it was a trap until one man hurried towards the huge pot of soup and then bam, a gunshot was fired. A loud thud strikes the ground and the blood of another victim has been spilled. Another point where Elie could’ve died but didn’t. He eventually states “ Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even where I condemned to live as long as god himself. Never” [Wiesel