Morality
It is a human instinct to prioritize their own well being before others. We are constantly confronted with situations where we as humans have to take action for our own well being. In the book, “Night” by Elie Wiesel, he shares his own traumatic experience of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide of 12 million people, such as Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, basically anyone who is different and wouldn’t fit into Adolf Hitler’s image of a perfect society. This demonstrates the cruelty that a human being can impose against one another. Despite how ruthless the Holocaust was, this proves the extent of humans who are willing to put up a fight for their own survival. Elie Wiesel`s commentary on human nature is that people are selfish and would …show more content…
For example, the Holocaust made countless of people starve to death, making them determine to get anything for a ration of bread. On page 96 , we witness a child on the train steal bread from his own father, only to suffer a beaten to death.The narrator states, “He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it. He didn’t get far. Two men had been watching him. They jumped him…” This example shows that in a horrible situation such as the Holocaust, our own needs are more important than others.. As a result, a son kills his own father for his own survival. Wiesel is stating that our own human instinct gets to the best of us in order to survive. This example illustrates Wiesel’s commentary that under certain circumstances, humans have to take action for their own well being before anyone
It is a human instinct to prioritize their own well being before others. We are constantly confronted with situations where we as humans have to take action for our own well being. In the book, “Night” by Elie Wiesel, he shares his own traumatic experience of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide of 12 million people, such as Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, basically anyone who is different and wouldn’t fit into Adolf Hitler’s image of a perfect society. This demonstrates the cruelty that a human being can impose against one another. Despite how ruthless the Holocaust was, this proves the extent of humans who are willing to put up a fight for their own survival. Elie Wiesel`s commentary on human nature is that people are selfish and would …show more content…
For example, the Holocaust made countless of people starve to death, making them determine to get anything for a ration of bread. On page 96 , we witness a child on the train steal bread from his own father, only to suffer a beaten to death.The narrator states, “He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it. He didn’t get far. Two men had been watching him. They jumped him…” This example shows that in a horrible situation such as the Holocaust, our own needs are more important than others.. As a result, a son kills his own father for his own survival. Wiesel is stating that our own human instinct gets to the best of us in order to survive. This example illustrates Wiesel’s commentary that under certain circumstances, humans have to take action for their own well being before anyone