Elie Wiesel, a Jewish writer, professor, political activist, and a Holocaust survivor, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for speaking out against violence, repression, and racism. The memoir, Night, depicts the traumatic account of Elie Wiesel and his life during the Holocaust. Wiesel reveals the horrors and violence him and his father experienced in the concentration camps. Hope is an important part of the story because it develops and declines throughout the story.
Elie Wiesel describes his life before the Holocaust in the first few chapters. When the Germans move into Sighet, they arrest the community leaders, confiscate Jewish valuables, force all Jews to wear yellow stars for identification, and create ghettos. The Jews were packed