“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”(Yoda). Night is a book written by Elie Wiesel and published in 1956. The book is about a child named Elie and it details his experiences throughout the holocaust and how he survived the Nazi death camps. Throughout “Night”, one of the major ideas was how brutal and violent people are when they are driven by hate. One of the quotes gives an example of how cruel the Nazs were to the Jewish people and how heartless they were. After Moshe the beadle returns from the forest he relayed information about how the Jewish people were forced to dig graves for themselves and how babies were used and practice targets for machine gunners. “Babies were thrown into the air and the machine gunners used them as targets.”(5). This shows how nasty and brutal the Nazis tactics were in an effort to break down the Jewish people. This is important because it gives us a clear cut example of how unsympathetic the Nazis were to the Jewish people who were already dealing with a multitude of struggles. It’s critical to think about how the families of the babies being shot feel. In conclusion this specific event that takes place in the book details how the Nazi party would do barbaric thing to the Jewish people simply out of spite towards them. …show more content…
“To hang a young boy in front thousands of spectators”(47). This shows how harsh the Nazi party were to any and anybody regardless of age. It's important because it shows how ruthless they were and that they would kill anyone. It's critical that readers think about this because it's gives insight on how careless the Gestapo were. In closing this scene in the book gives insight on how heartless the Nazi party were even towards