Comparison Of Night By Elie Wiesel And Roberto Beninin

The Holocaust as it was referred to, grinded itself into the world's memories as one of the most atrocious events in mankind's history. Very few pieces of work have come close to depicting the events that occurred during this time; however, writers such as Elie Wiesel and Roberto Beninin have helped create a large scale picture of these dark times. With these works readers are able to come closer to facts and understandings of human nature. Wiesel's own account, Night reveals much about life leading up to Auschwitz and life within the walls as well. Inside the memoir, we learn of Eliezer and his own father's struggles with sanity and survival within Auschwitz. Likewise, Beninin's movie, Life is beautiful; revolve around Guido and his son, Joshua

The memoir ‘Night’ provides a feeling of darkness and emptiness, displaying the actions that people take when in fear and despair. These actions are shown clearly when the farmers throw food inside the cattle carts that the prisoner are riding in, in order to get a good show of them act like savages as they murder each other for a slice of bread. Right after another example is shown when a son kills his own father over a piece of bread. The memoir also displays a stripping of not only physical property, but of their humanity as well. Overall the mood of night is best described as desperate and tragic. Unlike Night ‘Life is beautiful’ takes on a much more humorous and carefree mood throughout. Life is beautiful shows the work of human kindness in devastating situations unlike Night. An example of this is when Despite Guido's own starvation, he provides food for his son Joshua as well as going so far as to convince him that the whole situation is just a

They both demonstrate characters that are more desperate for survival of themselves and their family, rather than characters with a strong sense of resentment and vengeance. At one point Elie even says that “the only person I have faith in is Hitler himself”. However, in Night resentment can be easily seen, but is not directed pointed at the Nazi's, but rather at god himself. “Where’s god? He is here, hanging from the gallows” In the prologue of Night, where Eliezer gives a brief summary of his reasoning's for writing the memoir, Eliezer himself expresses how he was completely stripped of his faith and reasoning, and that his mind was completely centered on survival. In comparison Life is Beautiful does the same in which Guido is always on the lookout of Joshua rather than expressing his hatred for the Nazi’s. Guido feels a need to make a joke of himself whenever threatened by the Nazi's in order to let his son get a good laugh and remain unfazed by the situation. Some examples of this are when Guido gets his son into the party so he is able to receive good food and when he interprets the words of the German officer wrongly for