Dialectical Journal For Night By Elie Wiesel

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This passage is set when the Jews finally arrive at the concentration camp. The first thing they see, pointed out by Mrs. Schachter, is the flames rising from the camp, presumably from the crematorium. I found this quote to be very chilling, and it struck me. Imagine travelling for days on end, with no idea where you’re going, and you’re stuck in a cattle car with at least eighty other people. Suddenly, you arrive at your destination, only to see flames and smell burning flesh. To me, that would be horrifying and surreal. In Elie’s place, I would believe I was trapped in a nightmare; that’s probably how most Jews felt when they arrived. After all, in Night, Elie and the others seemed numb and disbelieving when they got off the trains. Truly,