Piper Jane’ Mr. Kotris English 2 Honors 01 March 2024 Night Essay Night by Elie Wiesel brings attention to the horrid acts committed by the Germans during the holocaust. Elie’s story is one of the most renowned of the survivors and that is with very good reason. What Elie endured is something that no human should ever have to experience. This was a constant torture that he lived in for years. Can you imagine persevering through abuse, capture, hard labor, no rations and more? This is why it is important to remember the past so that we are not condemned to repeat it. Memory is important to persevere, to honor the stories that are told and the lives that are lost, and important to prevent it from happening again. First of all, in the book Night,
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I became convinced that Moise the Beadle would help me enter eternity, into that time when question and answer would become ONE.” (Wiesel 5). Very early in the story, Elie is in touch with his faith and the Kabbalah. As time went on, Elie realized there might not be an end to this misery, so he started to blame God. He cannot figure out why He is doing this to so many innocent people. Elie has to remember that there does not have to be reasoning behind what He does, and that he needs to stay faithful to Christ and his religion throughout this dark time. Second of all, memory is seen throughout Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize by recognizing the lives lost and speaking in their honor. The bravery that each and every victim showed is something that deserves an endless amount of recognition. Elie Wiesel states, “What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stilled we shall lend them ours.” (Wiesel). This emphasizes how crucial it is to tell their stories just as much as Elie’s. We will never forget the tragedies that happened over this time period and never let them go
I became convinced that Moise the Beadle would help me enter eternity, into that time when question and answer would become ONE.” (Wiesel 5). Very early in the story, Elie is in touch with his faith and the Kabbalah. As time went on, Elie realized there might not be an end to this misery, so he started to blame God. He cannot figure out why He is doing this to so many innocent people. Elie has to remember that there does not have to be reasoning behind what He does, and that he needs to stay faithful to Christ and his religion throughout this dark time. Second of all, memory is seen throughout Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize by recognizing the lives lost and speaking in their honor. The bravery that each and every victim showed is something that deserves an endless amount of recognition. Elie Wiesel states, “What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stilled we shall lend them ours.” (Wiesel). This emphasizes how crucial it is to tell their stories just as much as Elie’s. We will never forget the tragedies that happened over this time period and never let them go