Evacuated from their homes in one fell swoop, the Jews of Sighet, making up almost 40% of the total population, all faced the same eternal destruction during the Holocaust. Night, written by Elie Wiesel, recalls the struggles Elie experiences throughout his astronomical success in surviving the Holocaust. Befriending multiple other victims, Wiesel realizes his inner conflicts are mutual amongst everyone. The Holocaust sapped the Jews of their humanity and converted them into lifeless beings whose exclusive purpose was to survive. Throughout the novel, the Jews' emotions progressed from a state of denial, in which accepting their fate was not an option, to thorough apathy towards their melancholic, dismal
