Night is a novel/autobiography written and experienced by Elie Wiesel. Wiesel was born in Sighet a small town in Romania. For most of his teenage years, he lived in the ghettos of his hometown. At the age of 15, he and the rest of his family were deported to Birkenau, Auschwitz There he saw many haunting things that he now writes about including his experiences with loss of dignity, innocence, and faith. In the first part of this book Wiesel describes his life post-holocaust with his mother, father, and siblings. He writes about how he was forced into a ghetto where he was transported by a boxcar with his entire community. “There is almost no air to breathe, the heat is intense, there is no room to sit, and everyone is hungry and thirsty.” (Wiesel, Chat 3). He describes the journey to Auschwitz, the selection process, and the brutal mistreatment of people who had no idea where they were or why. The experience was horrific and dehumanizing. …show more content…
“My father no longer felt the club's blows; I did. And yet I did not react. I let the SS beat my father, I left him alone in the clutches of death.” (Weisel, chapter 8). When Wiesel woke up the next morning his father's body was gone. No goodbye. No I love you. No sympathy from the other prisoners. Wisel was left alone with his sorrow and dark