As a result, Elie Wiesel’s Night and Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird both depict the harsh reality of prejudice, violence and dehumanization suffered by both people of Jewish descent and African Americans. After Elie Wiesel wrote his novel he was presented with many awards such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America Congressional Gold Medal, and the French Legion of Honor. He is now a Political activist, professor and novelist. After Harper Lee wrote her novel, it was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch Today over fifteen million copies, translated into forty languages To Kill A Mockingbird is still an American masterpiece.
