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    If a man has no faith, does he have any purpose in this life or the next? Throughout Night, Elie Wiesel tries to find the answer to this question. The Holocaust makes him question everything about the Jews’ faith. A support that proves Elie lost his faith by the tragic times he spent throughout the time he spent in the concentration camp. When he sees the times, when a family member turned on the other family member he began to question; why would god let a monster like adolf…

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    Night- Elie Wiesel Characters Eliezer- Night traces Eliezer’s psychological journey, as the Holocaust robs him of his faith in God and exposes him to the deepest inhumanity of which man is capable. Despite many test of his humanity, however, Eliezer maintains his devotion to his father. Shlomo- Even though he is the only character other than Eliezer who is present throughout the memoir, Eliezer’s father is named only once, at the end of Night. He and Eliezer desperately try to remain…

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    Transylvania, he was only 12 years old.Elie was the only son in his jewish family of four that had strict morals to the Jewish traditions and laws. In the family there were his father, mother, and his three young sisters named Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. Elie interest was in studying the Jewish oral law, Talmud, Kabbalah, and also Jewish mystical texts. Important Quote: “He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than with that…

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    The novel “Night” by Elie Wiesel was published in 1958 and tells the story about what happened to Elie and his family during the Holocaust. Elie and his father are separated from their family in the Sighet ghetto in Germany. Elie and his father are taken to the concentration camp Auschwitz. There are three quotes in the novel that show how the Nazis dehumanized the Jews during the Holocaust. When the Jews arrived to the concentration camps, they were forced to get tattoos on their arm. This…

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    situations. Survival, however, does not necessarily mean to live a high quality life. Night, a memoir, is written in first person by Elie Wiesel describing his memories of the Holocaust. Wiesel is separated from all his family, with the exception of his father, Shlomo and forced to grow up in concentration camps. Horrid events happen to Wiesel, events that mold him into the person he is: a survivor of the Holocaust. Wiesel is forced to give up his faith, solidarity and humanity in order to…

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    bone. Elie and his family were part of the unlucky crowd that had to get separated from each other and work in the death camp. When words weren’t able to express the hardship, Elie used the help of motifs. By looking at Night, by Elie Wiesel, one can see how through, “night” and “eyes”, the repeating motifs build on the way Elie overcomes his struggles with his father’s help, even when he feels being alone will benefit him most. Elie and his father displayed…

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    The book Night, by Elie Wiesel is a short inspirational story that provides a look into the authors experience in Nazi concentration camps during the second world war. It is a difficult subject to think and talk about, but nevertheless it is extremely important to remember and deal with for its is an important part of history. The book Night was written very well in my opinion and also in the opinions of others, and its also good if you want an account of the Holocaust for first time studying…

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    Hope One may notice in history, people who do not survive the worst do not have hope. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is about a young boy named Eliezer. Eliezer is a jewish and he and his family are sent to a concentration camp during WWII. Eliezer realizes how little humanity the German soldiers (Nazis) have toward the jewish people. He has to learn how to have hope, stick with his father, and keep his faith in order to survive. It takes a great amount of hope for one to survive the most…

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    portrayed in the book Night, by Elie Wiesel. In this first hand account of the Holocaust Wiesel is a Jewish fifteen-year old who is sent to the most infamous Polish concentration camp: Auschwitz. What may not be understood by most about the Holocaust is that it was caused the mass proliferation of fanaticism in Germany. In light of this, the themes of Night are painting a warning against fanaticism by explaining what can truly happen when this sentiment becomes pervasive. Night is warning…

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    1. While reading the book Night I experienced some emotional responses. In the beginning I didn’t feel very much. Up until Wiesel lost his mother and sister I had very little emotion provoked. “ I didn’t know that this moment and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever.” (Wiesel 29) When I read that line I didn’t see Elie Wiesel leaving his sister and mother, I saw my mom and sister walking away from me. When he talked about the crematoria I asked the question, “why?” Why…

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