Comparing Night And Elie Wiesel's Animal Farm

The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel and the allegorical novella Animal Farm by George Orwell have both rightfully earned the many reactions and views the readers have towards the descriptions and recollections written within these classics. Least to say, both are deep and invoke strong sentimental reactions towards what you learn from them. Though many differences show themselves in the books, such as how in Night the Jews struggled every day between life and death while the Animals weren't facing these struggles unwillingly, there are also many similarities. For example, the Jews in Sighet were, for the most part, hopeful and in denial of what was happening around them throughout the range of events, much like how the animals were, and how

They were not allowed to keep any of the belongings they brought with them, they could not say what they would like without the fear of being killed, and mostly over all, they were stripped of anything that made them human and were treated like animals. Which, unironically, is very similar to the events of Animal Farm. The animals had little amounts of food, they could not say what they liked without fear of getting killed, and they worked every day in and out no matter what. But they both had very different circumstances. The Jews did not have a choice to not work or to choose between having a nice home over the horrible ones they lived in. They could not ask for more or better food, water, or clothing. They would certainly be killed if they did. The Animals performed their work willingly and proudly even if they would work to their last breath because they thought they were doing the right thing by listening to Napoleon. If they were to ask for better things, they would simply be convinced they were being selfish or that they did not need whatever it was they asked for. The animals still had their individuality, they still knew who they were. The Jew's simply knew what number they were

The one I noticed the most would be how the Animals and the Jews both had constant hope and optimism, even after everything had turned out badly. They continued dodging the inevitable. In Night, before the German soldiers showed, the people continuously said things like, "Hitler won't be able to do us any harm, even if he wants to," or even, "The Germans won't get as far as this. They'll stay in Budapest." They were constantly trying to dodge everything or even make the problem smaller than it was by having this optimism. Even when in the Concentration Camps they would continue to say things like such. They wanted to believe it was all a dream in a way, and I do not blame them. The animals also had this way of thought, always being happy with what they had and even being happy to work for longer hours with exceptionally little amounts of food to eat. The animals allowed the pigs to change the rules constantly, even when they knew the pigs were wrong and were lying to them. They were blindly following everything said and doing what they were told, especially one horse named Boxer. It was said constantly in the book that the animals were happy when obviously nobody would be in that kind of situation, "All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work…" was written on page 59. Another, "By the autumn the animals were tired but happy," was written on page 68. This