Beethoven On His Violin By Elie Wiesel

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In this section of the book, when Juliek plays Beethoven on his violin, there is a sense of hope that spreads over everyone. This hope is the hope of resurgence; the hope that they will find enough strength within themselves to fight through the pain. This hope is brought about by Juliek, a Jewish man, playing Beethoven, a German composer. The importance of this is because Jews were banned from play German music, so when he deliberately plays German music, it's as if he's standing up against the Nazi's. Elie Wiesel mentions this in his story when he recalls, " 'Father, are you there?' I asked as soon as I was able to utter a word. I knew that he could not be far from me. 'Yes!' a voice replied from far away, as if from another world. 'I am