Analysis Of Night By Elie Wiesel

“One more stab to the heart, one more reason to hate, one less reason to live” (66). The story “Night” was written by Elie Wiesel and was published in 1956. The story is about a young boy who is caught in the middle of the holocaust with his father. Throughout “Night”, one of the major themes were the difficult experiences Elie and his father had to go through. These moments are important because they show how Elie has changed throughout the story. The first experience that traumatized Elie was when he had seen babies get thrown into a fire when he first goes to a camp. This was an intense scene because it was the first experience that really shook up Elie about how serious the nazis were. A quote that shows that Elie was in disbelief was “Was I still alive? Was I awake? I could not believe it”(24). The quote shows that he didn’t want to believe what he was seeing. He wanted it all to be a dream so he can wake up and everything be fine. This is important because it shows how fast everything changed for Elie, one day he was in a ghetto and the next he was separated from his mother and sister only to see death and destruction. In conclusion, this was the first experience that really affected Elie.

This shocked Elie because the boy was still kind and sensitive, despite being in a concentration camp. A quote that shows the disbelief in everyone is “Behind me, I heard the same man asking ‘Where is god now’”(46). This shows that people still cared and didn’t want to see the boy be hung. It’s important because it shows that even though they are in a concentration camp, not everyone had their faith. It is critical to think about because not everyone held onto their faith. In conclusion, This was the second event that traumatized Elie in