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Elie Wiesel's (1958), Night book, paints a vivid picture of the horror and inhumane actions against the Jews and other minorities during the Holocaust. Elie provides an account of the horrific atrocities that were bestowed upon him, love ones and many others. Throughout the reading of the Night, the idea that people could inflict such demoralizing and horrific acts upon another human being became difficult to grasp. In the camp, the Jews are subject to beatings and repeated humiliations (Elie,…

Survival Compassion is necessary for survival in the book Night. Compassion leads a big part in the way this book is made. Elie and his father went through many life challenges in order to survive. Elie showed compassion throughout the whole thing showing that he wasn’t going to let his father go, and that he wasn’t going to give up. Elie had to step up and help his father not give up and to keep pushing through it because they will get out of the camp one day. The book Night by Elie Wiesel…

"Look! Look at this fire! This terrible fire! Have mercy on me!” ( Weizel 25). Throughout the novel “Night”, Wiezel attempts to symbolize the importance of fire. Representing this quote, fire represented hatred by presenting disaster as cruel nazism occurred and the death it upholds. By looking at the use of fire throughout the book, it is clear to see that the author uses this word to symbolize death and cruelty which is important because the word is referenced multiple times throughout the…

Night I.C.E. Imagine someone studying for a test, like a final exam. It is common knowledge that studying for a test as big as a final is very stressful and an intense situation to have to deal with, considering all the reading, writing, and note taking they have to take since final exams are very important. In the story Night, there are many situations that are far more intense like getting whipped because of someone’s carelessness or having to run on an almost empty stomach or be shot. The…

Family is always there to help and to get people through hard times. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, family has been important to Elie. In the concentration camp Elie had lost his mom and sisters and only had his father to help him through the hard times. By examining the novel Night we can see that family is the key to survival, which is important because those who don not have family often struggle with many challenges they may face. People usually learn to succeed in life by their parents…

In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel focuses on the relationship between Elie and his father and how it changes throughout their experiences of being at concentration camps camps at the time of the holocaust. Elie and his father were not emotionally close in the beginning of the book but, had a relationship based more on respect. In the beginning of the book Elie describes his father as a rather unsentimental man and talked about how he is more concerned with others more than his family. He was…

Night The book Night by Elie Wiesel has many great themes, however the theme I analyzed is that no matter the pain and suffering you go through you will still always love and care for your family and others, help others in need. I picked this theme out for many reasons. Throughout the story Elie starts losing faith in god, causing him to learn to trust himself. When you trust yourself then you are able to help others. Any person with correct morals will tell you the same thing. That is the…

Lynsey Crews Comp II Ms. Wall March 27, 2015 Wrongful Death The book, Night, by Elie Wiesel is a grim horrific account of the Holocaust and is very interesting considering the author’s life and literary accomplishments. The words “Deep down, the witness knew then, as he does now, that his testimony would not be received. After all, it deals with an event that sprang from the darkest zone of man. Only those who experienced Auschwitz know what it was. Others will never know, “(Wiesel, preface…

Elie Wiesel, the author of ‘Night’, and Langston Hughes, the author of ‘I, too’, display many similarities and differences throughout their work. Each author’s use of imagery and the tones they convey allow the reader to understand how Elie Wiesel felt during the Holocaust and how Langston Hughes felt during the segregation period. Initially, Elie Wiesel’s and Langston Hughes’ use of imagery is similar because they both use imagery to show that they are less important to others or are…

The book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys and Night by Elie Wiesel submerges the reader into a journey through the holocaust. Both a teenage boy and girl in very similar situations put through absolute hell. Two completely different families separated and forced to work in unbelievably harsh conditions. Even though Lina and Elie were stuck with a horrendous fate, they somehow manage to survive. Between Shades of Gray and Night are nonfiction books, told in the first person. Night is…