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The book I chose to read, “Night”, was named after Elie Wiesel’s darkest time period in his life. When Elie was young, he was enslaved by the Nazi’s. In the novel, Elie tells us how harsh conditions were for the Jews and what they had to experience. After the Holocaust, he was inspired to write about the concentration camps that he stayed at and what he experienced while he was in the death camp. I chose to read this book because I wanted to learn more about the Holocaust and what the Jewish people had to experience.
Eliezer, a Jewish teenager and the narrator of the book, lives in his hometown of Sighet. Eliezer studied the Torah and Kabbalah as a young child and learned soon that his life was in danger. In 1944, the Nazi’s took over Eliezer's …show more content…

During this time period, the Jewish people were taken out of their homes, some were even killed, and put in Concentration Camps by German Nazis. These camps forced Jews to work in very dangerous and unsanitary areas. German soldiers were harsh and brutal to these people and showed no respect for them. The living conditions for the Jews were horrid and due to these conditions, this led to a large percentage of decrease in the population. A quote that was significant to this book is, “in the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.” I believe this quote goes along with the time period of the book very well, because if the Jews had faith they would make it, it could lead them to their deathbeds. Another quote that was important was ““One more stab to the heart, one more reason to hate. One less reason to live.” The reason this quote was important is because when the Jewish people would have the faith of something good happening, but it wouldn’t turn out the way they wanted it and sometimes they would feel like as all these things kept building up, dying would be easier than living. My favorite quote from “Night” is, “I shall always remember that smile. From what world did, it come from?” To me, this quote means, that the best “medicine” is a smile or trying your hardest to be

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The book called “Night” is a great book to read about survival of the fittest. The book was written by a man named Elie Wiesel and was about his experience during the Holocaust. His book has some interesting parts about how he and other Jews saw the Holocaust before and after they were taken to concentration camps. Before the Jews were taken to the camps, they thought that since the war was so far away and was going to end soon, they were safe. That soon changed because they had the chance to run and hide, but did not take it.

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In the novel, “Night” Elie Wiesel communicates with the readers his thoughts and experiences during the Holocaust. Wiesel describes his fight for survival and journey questioning god’s justice, wanting an answer to why he would allow all these deaths to occur. His first time subjected into the concentration camp he felt fear, and was warned about the chimneys where the bodies were burned and turned into ashes. Despite being warned by an inmate about Auschwitz he stayed optimistic telling himself a human can’t possibly be that cruel to another human.

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Throughout one’s experiences in life, one has endured so much pain, so many hardships, that it is nearly incomprehensible to not lose hope. In the book, Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie himself experiences the most horrific idea of the century, the bane of Jewish society; the holocaust. The holocaust was a rigorous attempt made by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany to eliminate the entirety of the Jewish people, who he blamed for his country’s misfortune and poor condition. Elie depicts his entire journey as he struggles to survive throughout his book, and at the same time shows the agony of his and the other prisoners. In the book, Night, Elie Wiesel shows the segregation of Jews from numerous objects, the fear created in the camp from multiple methods,

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“Hope is being able to see that there is a light despite all of the darkness.” In the book, Night, Elie Wiesel illustrates that if one keeps their hope they can survive the Holocaust. In the book a man named Moshe The Beadle ran around warning everybody that there is an evil coming. Nobody believed him and about 7 days later the Hungarian police threw all the Jews out of their homes.

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The book I read was Night written by Elie Wiesel this book takes place at Nazi concentration camps called Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel's main reason in writing Night was to show the world what he expierenced and to show what destruction mankind can do to each other. I also believe Wiesel wrote Night to prevent the horrific things that happened during the Holocaust to happen again. Another reason I think Wiesel wrote Night was to remember all the people that died at the hands of the Nazis so they can not be forgotten. When I first read Night my first thought was disbelief because I could not believe how much pain was inflicted on the Jews during the Holocaust and how Elie survived the Nazi concentration camps to

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In the book “night,” by Elie Wiesel,shows his experiences and memories during the holocaust from 1941-1945. The holocaust was a time when hitler ordered that all jews to be wiped out completely. Hitler said this “Wir müssen uns von den dreckigen europäischen Juden aus unserer großen Nation befreien, um es zu dem zu machen, was es für uns ist.” What do you think this saying says? First,let's talk about who Elie Wiesel is.

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Do you think that you have what it takes to survive alongside Elie? In Night, by Elie Wiesel, his story is told when he is taken to a concentration camp along with his family and stripped of his belongings and identity. Throughout the book, Elie Wiesel shares information about the people he meets, the attacks he had, and the death around him and along with the countless other things that made him a survivor of the Holocaust. Some of the most influential people showed up relatively early in Elie’s life.

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Night is a book that has a very strong theme that I believe strong hearted reads would really enjoy. Night describes the life of a young Jewish man Going through the hardships of the holocaust and every struggle that went along with such a hardship. The author Elie Wiesel describes how the struggles of the intense work camps, the low rations that they were given to eat and the continuous beatings that were force upon his people. I believe that this book is intended for a mature audience. It describes many graphic and gruesome scenes that a child should not b introduced to.

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Elie Wiesel’s Night, shows how hard it was to live and be a Jew during the time of the holocaust due to all the deaths, camps, and losses. Elie’s book shows readers what kind of events and actions were the cause of death of some prisoners and the thing that caused the survival of others. Throughout the book, many prisoners ended up giving up the hope to continue living, while others were able to find enough hope and love in family and friends to find a reason to hold on to life and try to survive. The weather, the selections, and family, were the three biggest things that costed some prisoners their lives and affected the will of others to live. Elie uses dialogue and examples of items and family members that the prisoners lost or were afraid to lose to show what caused some prisoners give up all hope of survival and why other prisoners were able to endure.

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Have you ever woken up not knowing if you will live to wake up again? Elie Wiesel suffered many afflictions during his time held captive in German concentration camps, from being dehumanized to starved, his experiences changed his entire life. His autobiography, Night, portrays his horrific struggles during World War II. Elie Wiesel certainly deserves his biography; out of the millions who were sent to these terrible death camps, he not only survived, but went on to inspire millions as an author, philosopher, and public speaker. Elie was a religious fifteen year old boy living in Sighet, but when his town was overtaken by the Germans, his life turned upside down.

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The estimated Jewish population in 1933 was nine million five hundred eight thousand three hundred and forty men women and children; the estimated Jewish survivors of the holocaust, three million five thousand forty six two hundred and eleven people total. Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor wrote an autobiography called Night, based off the tragic experiences he endured. The book tells of the sights, smells, and memories of a horrific time in history. The author,Elie, describes the life of a thirteen year old boy who struggles with the fear of losing his family and the fight to beat hunger. The violence experienced during this time is deeply developed over the course of the novel by Elie first hearing of the people’s struggles, then witnessing horrific acts and then is fully developed when Elie experiences violence first hand.

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The book Night by Elie Wiesel portrays and tells the story of how he and many other Jewish people overcame death and many other challenges. In the first part of the book, it shows what the Jewish people had to go through in the early stages when Hitler was just taking charge and the Nazis just arrived in Poland and Transylvania. It explains how they had to shave their heads, how they couldn't own jewelry, or go out after 8 pm. In this section of the book, you learn more about the main characters and who they are, like Elie Wiesel, his Dad, and Moishe the Beadle. The middle sections of the book were where they had to go through the most challenges and overcome and adapt to life living in the camps.

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Night is a book that is based off the true story of Elie Wiesel living his life through the holocaust. The book is written in first person as Elie lives through the horror of World War ll. Elie was only twelve years old when World War ll and the holocaust started. Elie and his family lived in a small house in the town of Sighet, Romania. He was a very smart kid and was engaged in Jewish mysticism.

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Well, it’s time to start asking questions that might change your whole life. This is a very cruel, devastating, and crucial period in a time where things were bad for the Jews. Eliezer Wiesel was one of these victims, and he wrote about it to share his personal experiences. The Nazis did some really awful things to dehumanize the Jews during the Holocaust. One way

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Night Paper Assignment Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a tragic memoir that details the heinous reality that many persecuted Jews and minorities faced during the dark times of the Holocaust. Not only does Elie face physical deprivation and harsh living conditions, but also the innocence and piety that once defined him starts to change throughout the events of his imprisonment in concentration camp. From a boy yearning to study the cabbala, to witnessing the hanging of a young child at Buna, and ultimately the lack of emotion felt at the time of his father 's death, Elie 's change from his holy, sensitive personality to an agnostic and broken soul could not be more evident. This psychological change, although a personal journey for Elie, is one that illustrates the reality of the wounds and mental scars that can be gained through enduring humanity 's darkest times.

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