The Reasoning Behind Seriousness or Playfulness As a nation, the people weren’t prepared for the effects of warfare. Eleven million people being brutally murdered is certainly a surprise. Eliezer Wiesel and Guido both suffered through the Holocaust, where they both were deprived of their freedom. Guido is a positive character in the film, Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni. His son Joshua didn’t have much of a luicid Eliezer Wiesel is an actual survivor of the horrific event and author of the Nobel Peace Prize winning novel Night. From my perspective, Wiesel chose to retell his account of the event plain-spoken. On the other hand, Dir. Roberto Benigni decided to graze on the crisis and re-enact the event foreshadowing love in a
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When the grave diggers came to throw Elie Wiesel’s father off of the wagon because of his signs of death, Wiesel started smacking his father’s face so he’d wake up and prove he was still alive. In addition to this while being forced to emigrate, by foot, in the winter, Elie and his father took shifts resting and watched over each other. This means that they care about each other’s wellbeing. In the same way, Life is Beautiful also had family protection presented throughout the film. When Guido and Joshua were taken away from their home during the search for Jews, Guido made Joshua believe this was all a game and there was a prize, a tank, if they got enough points, a thousand. He wanted to protect his son from the unwelcome truth of the Holocaust. Guido told untrue anecdotes to him to keep him uplifted like how enjoyable work was At the end of the movie, Guido put Dora, his princess, and Joshua’s life before his so they could make it out of the …show more content…
An important symbol of Night would be fire. On the way to Auschwitz, a woman envisioned the chimney before they even arrived. “Jews, listen to me,’ she cried. ‘I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!’” (Wiesel 25). Everyone thought she was hallucinating and even took a couple blows to the head because she wouldn’t quiet down. Eliezer Wiesel experiences the theme of fire once again while viewing the horrific scene of the ditch with burning babies. Wiesel says he would never forget this scene (34). While Night is more stern with a significant symbol, Life is Beautiful has its symbol based off of the tank, which is cheerful because it means they’ve been liberated. Guido introduced the tank apart of a game to keep Joshua pleased so he wouldn’t beg as
When the grave diggers came to throw Elie Wiesel’s father off of the wagon because of his signs of death, Wiesel started smacking his father’s face so he’d wake up and prove he was still alive. In addition to this while being forced to emigrate, by foot, in the winter, Elie and his father took shifts resting and watched over each other. This means that they care about each other’s wellbeing. In the same way, Life is Beautiful also had family protection presented throughout the film. When Guido and Joshua were taken away from their home during the search for Jews, Guido made Joshua believe this was all a game and there was a prize, a tank, if they got enough points, a thousand. He wanted to protect his son from the unwelcome truth of the Holocaust. Guido told untrue anecdotes to him to keep him uplifted like how enjoyable work was At the end of the movie, Guido put Dora, his princess, and Joshua’s life before his so they could make it out of the …show more content…
An important symbol of Night would be fire. On the way to Auschwitz, a woman envisioned the chimney before they even arrived. “Jews, listen to me,’ she cried. ‘I see a fire! I see flames, huge flames!’” (Wiesel 25). Everyone thought she was hallucinating and even took a couple blows to the head because she wouldn’t quiet down. Eliezer Wiesel experiences the theme of fire once again while viewing the horrific scene of the ditch with burning babies. Wiesel says he would never forget this scene (34). While Night is more stern with a significant symbol, Life is Beautiful has its symbol based off of the tank, which is cheerful because it means they’ve been liberated. Guido introduced the tank apart of a game to keep Joshua pleased so he wouldn’t beg as