Differences And Similarities Between Night And Night By Elie Wiesel

Due to distress within the German community, Adolf Hitler rose to power just before World War II. He became more and more powerful and his influence dispersed nationally. Hitler’s popularity lead him to begin the extermination of anyone Jewish; known today as the Holocaust. Over the years many stories have been told about the Holocaust. Tales of survival and triumph, tribulation and sorrow. Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is a novel about a teenage boy, Elie, and his Holocaust story with his father. Life is Beautiful, directed by Roberto Benigni tells the Holocaust story of Guido, his son, Joshua, and his wife, Dora. There are many similarities and differences between the two stories but the most significant ones that will be discussed are

Night is a depressing story that provides a feeling of dread and tragedy throughout. This is apparent when the author writes of the selfish tendencies of humans in horrific situations. An example is when Jewish prisoners are thrown small amounts of food, and Nazi soldiers find entertainment in their violent actions in attempts to receive some. This leads to a son killing his father over bread, regardless of his dad’s pleas for mercy. This feeling is further developed as Eliezer loses hope and has to deal with the burden of his own father. Unlike Night, Life is Beautiful has a tone best expressed as jolly and joyous. The lighthearted movie radiates joy in the darkest of moments. Examples can be seen when Guido puts on a happy face for his son, though he is exhausted and starved, from goofy walk to cracking jokes. He even goes on to tell Joshua that their situation at the concentration camp is a game. Though Night and Life is Beautiful are both stories during the Holocaust, one is depressing like most Holocaust stories, while the other is

In Night Eliezer is a teenage boy that has to begin taking care of his father rather than the other way around. It is most prominent towards the end of the story when his father gets dysentery and Eliezer gives his dying father his rations of food. His father becomes a burden, and it is brought to his attention that his father is getting in the way of his own personal survival, as much as it pains him to admit it. In contrast, Guido in Life is Beautiful has to take care of his son because he is very young. Joshua’s adolescents make him clueless to the horror surrounding him, easily allowing Guido to convince him that everything is just a game. Because Joshua is convinced they are winning, he listens to his father’s orders that are always in his favor. The strong father and son bonds are very important to the development of the