Dawn, by Elie Wiesel, is one of the greatest fictional stories due to his amazing way of portraying a fictional character in facing a problem that was dealt with during the time of WWII. The story is focused around the time of the year 1960. When an 18-year-old boy named Elisha is bound to become an assassin at dawn. After his survival in World War II, he has settled in Palestine and joined a Jewish underground movement. Elisha is then commanded to execute a British officer who has been taken hostage. But through it, all he’s only concern was if he truly wanted to live through a nightmare in which was to be called a murder. One major event in the story is leading toward the end of the story Elisha is in a room full of people, as the clock was
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The “little boy” is a representation of Elisha’s innocence. Similarities in which they share are there innocence and bravery. Both characters share their innocence within each other. It’s obvious that what Elisha is living through and what the “little boy” lived through is tough. Both have very innocent characteristics. Not only they share the same amount of bravery. They had to experience a true nightmare in which was having to live through World War II. Being the ages they are it must have been very tough on both of them to be able to power through. It takes much bravery to be able to experience what they had to go through. With having similarities, there also comes the differences within both characters. They have a tremendous age difference and level of maturity. Elisha being 18 almost 19 years of age compared to a young boy of 12 or 13 is quite a gap. “Alongside my father, there was a boy who looked strangely like myself as I had been before the concentration camps, before the war, before everything.” (Wiesel 185). The “little boy” was almost like the ghost of his past. He brought Elisha remembrance of his childhood self. Even though it seemed as though “little boy’s” level of maturity is very high. His purpose was to let Elisha know that the ghost won’t judge him for his actions it’s he who judges
The “little boy” is a representation of Elisha’s innocence. Similarities in which they share are there innocence and bravery. Both characters share their innocence within each other. It’s obvious that what Elisha is living through and what the “little boy” lived through is tough. Both have very innocent characteristics. Not only they share the same amount of bravery. They had to experience a true nightmare in which was having to live through World War II. Being the ages they are it must have been very tough on both of them to be able to power through. It takes much bravery to be able to experience what they had to go through. With having similarities, there also comes the differences within both characters. They have a tremendous age difference and level of maturity. Elisha being 18 almost 19 years of age compared to a young boy of 12 or 13 is quite a gap. “Alongside my father, there was a boy who looked strangely like myself as I had been before the concentration camps, before the war, before everything.” (Wiesel 185). The “little boy” was almost like the ghost of his past. He brought Elisha remembrance of his childhood self. Even though it seemed as though “little boy’s” level of maturity is very high. His purpose was to let Elisha know that the ghost won’t judge him for his actions it’s he who judges