Elie Wiesel's novel "Night" is a harrowing account of his experiences during the Holocaust, and it vividly depicts the atrocities committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people. The book highlights the idea that the road to Auschwitz was built by hate but paved with indifference. This is shown through the various characters' reactions to the events around them. In the novel, Eliezer's father is beaten by a German officer for asking where the bathroom is, and Eliezer reflects on the incident, stating, "I did not move. I was afraid, my body was afraid of another blow, this time to my head" (Night, p. 54). This quote demonstrates how Eliezer, like many others in the concentration camps, became indifferent to the violence around him out of fear