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The book I am doing am doing the essay on is called “Night” by Elie Wiesel. This novel was
published in 1956. This novel is about a young Jewish boy named Elie and his experiences in these
concentration camps. There are quotes from the novel that are significant and poignant.
Why do people change in concentration camps? People that went through the holocaust know
that concentration camps scare people sometimes for life.They will never forget what happened though.
Most holocaust survivors don't even want to talk about their experiences. “Never shall I forget those
moments that murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes”. This quote shows that
Jews hopes were lost and they felt …show more content…
Death in these concentration camp also changed how
prisoners seen the camps. “The soup taste better than ever (62). Yet after the hanging “The soup taste
corpses”. These quotes show the before and after effect of hanging someone in the concentration camp
or even just death and how prisoners seen the camps. In conclusion death took a very big toll in how
Jews in concentration camps seen things. Did Jews keep their faith in there god? Jews seen that their life was coming to an end
causing them to lose faith. “ I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone kept his promises,
all his promises, to the Jewish people (77). This quote shows that Jews faith in their god was no more
even Elie and he used to cry when he prayed. In conclusion the Jews had been through so much that
they just lost hope.
These quotes that are in the book are very important to the book. These quotes represent the death,
changes, and faith that were in concentration camps. These people did nothing wrong but were put
through so much pain. The problem with anti-semitism is there could've been many ways of resolving