Oppressor And The Oppressed In Night By Elie Wiesel

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In society today, the world see people who are in power, stay in power due to economical benefits and their color of their skin. Since the dawn of time, there always have been people being oppressed by the more powerful. Such as the Nazis to the Jews and the Bourgeoisie to the Proletariat. The oppressed are the ponds on the chessboard because they are used and disposed. But in the end, the pond could be the defining factor of who becomes the queen. While the helpless have no money, they have the spiritual power to withstand anything. Suggested in the book Night by Elie Wiesel. The relationship between the Oppressor and the Oppressed is inescapable because they need each other to exist. Without an oppressor, there is not oppressed, without a Bourgeoisie, there is no Proletariat, without a King, there is no peasant.
Oppressors is the society of men who treat themselves through the over affluence of prosperity. But the
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Their relationship is inescapable because they need each other to to exist and live. In the book Night, “(dont have one yet)”. This shows how the Jews have been pushed so far that they would kill each other to live. They depend on the food given by the Bourgeoisie or the Nazis. Without the them, they would starve and later die. On the other hand, the Nazi need the Jews because they need the Jews to keep working. They can't just go get a different type of people because it would cost more, so they stick with the Jews who are considered cheap. This leads to “the means of production and of exchange, on whose foundation the bourgeoisie built itself up…” This allows the Nazis or any Upper Class to use anyone who is in need of protection, shelter, and food. This gives them what they want for less, while the working class give the upper class what they want. Their relationship is inescapable because they depend on each other to live and

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