The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is a powerful and thought-provoking account of the Holocaust, and it raises important questions about the human capacity to face great adversity. The characters in “Night” are forced to confront unimaginable hardship and suffering. They are stripped of their homes, families, and basic human rights, and are subjected to unspeakable atrocities. Despite all of this, many of them find the strength to persevere and survive. The book has taught me how when a person is faced with great adversity, they must persevere to maintain their human spirit.
Elie Wiesel was born and raised in Sighet, a town in northern Romania. Elie Wiesel was 13 when he wanted to learn the kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism. As a young boy, Elie is very religious and wants to study the kabbalah with his father, but his father says he's too young and refuses to teach him. This rejection is a big deal for Elie as he feels studying the kabbalah is his only way to understand god and connect to his faith. Determined to study the kabbalah, Elie finds his own master, Moishe the beadle. Moishe the beadle was the poorest of the poor,
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The prisoners were forced to do a two-night death march to Gleiwitz; they ran over 20 kilometers through poor and snowy weather conditions. After arriving they were packed into cattle cars and for 3 days they traveled with no food or water to Buchenwald. Elie’s father barely made it through the last stretch of the trip and has become deathly ill. Over the next few days, he barely makes it and finally passes away from a beating because a guard was angry. Elie is witness to this and his father calls out his name as he dies. The fact that Elie has faced such unbelievable cruelty and is present to his father's death shows his ability to persevere and remain hopeful. His only thought was to stay alive and was achievable by overcoming all the hardships he had faced so