From the small town of Sighet in Transylvania to the huge concentration camps of Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel, the author and victim of the book Night, the horrifying experience of the Holocaust. Wiesel is a 15 year old Jewish boy who was captured by the Germans or “Nazis” during WWII. He went through an overwhelming amount of trauma, like when he got separated from his mother and sisters and watching his father suffer an unbearable amount of pain that eventually killed him. The fact is, power is a tool that can corrupt itself and others, it can ruin people’s lives and it can do that without people even realizing it.
Strength overcomes weakness People have to have something to believe in during tough times otherwise they will not be able to survive. During the holocaust, many Jewish people were stripped of their clothes, identities, and basic human rights. Survivors of the Holocaust often talk about something they found to be able to keep them alive. They often talk about if they didn't have that source of strength or perseverance they would not be here today.
So, how was Wiesel denied his individuality? Well in the book it says “ We no longer have the right to frequent restaurants or cafes, to travel by rail, to attend synagogue, to be on the streets after six o’clock in the evening.” (Wiesel 11). The way this quote from the book proves that he was denied individuality is that the Jews didn’t have a choice about what they could and could not do while the Nazis took over. Then soon after, the ghettos were made and every single Jew was forced to live there for three days.
In this book Elie speaks of his hardships and how he survived the concentration camps. Elie quickly changed into a sorrowful person, but despite that he was determined to stay alive no matter the cost. For instance, during the death
The usage of literary devices is very concentrated in the book Night by Elie Wiesel. Which literary device is mostly used in the book Night? While there is a wide variety of literary devices used during the book night the three best and most used literary devices are similes, juxtaposition, and motifs. To start, the first literary device that I found in the book Night is the usage of similes and how they are used to illustrate dehumanization. Similes are used in a lot of ways in the book Night.
During all of the struggles Elie gains a bit of life knowledge, and learns more emotions about himself. If this journey never happened Elie would still be focussing about his studies and not about his family. A fact Elie acquires during the holocaust is always to stay positive in hard times. An example of this is when Elie is running for miles and notices men giving up just makes Elie think about when he can sleep and eat at the next camp. When news comes that the Russians will save the prisoners, Elie keeps this as a positive and keeps thinking this horrifying journey will be over.
Primary or Secondary? Should survival be your primary goal in life? I believe that unless you're in a life or death situation survival shouldn't be your main goal. A very good example of a life or death situation is the holocaust, The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel describes his experience as jew during that tragic event moving from concentration camp to concentration camp eating scarce amounts of food. In many cases other goals seem to overshadow survival like protecting family, For example, in “Night by Elie Wiesel he should be thinking about himself however he gives his food to his father who is a hindrance to him at this point because there are going to come times were survival is going to overpowered by other goals.
In Elie Wiesel's "Night," the mix of conformity and rebellion are crucial forces of survival for both the individual and the group within the Holocaust. One scene that encapsulates this occurs on pages 66-84, as Elie and his fellow prisoners endure an extreme selection process. As they are forced to strip naked for inspection, the pressure to conform to the dehumanizing demands of the Nazis is substantial. However, acts of rebellion also surfaced. When Elie's father is deemed too weak and is separated from the rest of the group, Elie instinctively rebels against the unjust decision, clinging desperately to his dad in a display of defiance.
Freshta Halimi Mrs. Pangburn English Honors 2 February 28, 2018 In the novel, Night, Elie Wiesel narrates his life experiences as a young Jewish boy during the horrific time on the holocaust. They were forced to live in concentration camps where they endured many inhumane treatments. The abuse the diabolical Germans forced upon them was mentally and physically challenging. They had everything taken away from them, forced them to abandon their homes, families, their possessions, and finally their humanity.
How does a person become inhuman? The Holocaust is a well known and prime example of groups of people and ethnicities being treated inhumanely by taking them from their homes, sent to concentration camps, and millions of those people being killed by the Schutzstaffle–otherwise known as the SS–from the Nazi party dictated by Adolf Hitler. Throughout his life and his memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel shows how someone's humanity can be taken away through the way they are treated. They can be stripped of their individuality, treated as if they are automatons, and ignored by those who are indifferent. In the memoir, Wiesel’s identity and individuality is taken away when he gets a number tattooed on his left arm that he is referred to instead of being
When growing up in a certain environment and raised under certain narratives it can be easy to let emotion take control of particular circumstances. Is humankind inherently kind or inherently cruel? That is the question. The book Night by Ele Wiesel is a memoir that follows the story of a teen boy experiencing the holocaust toward the end of WWII alongside his father in Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Nazi, Germany. Due to Wiesel's experiences, we can conclude that humankind is inherently cruel.
In Eli Wiesel´s the ¨Night¨ the internal conflict is within himself and his struggle to maintain his belief in god. In the beginning of the story Elie writes ¨Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion.¨ what he is talking about is the order an SS officer gave which was ¨Men to the left! Women to the right!¨, these ¨eight words¨ changed his life forever, because that was the last time he saw his mother and two sisters. A bit later in the story he writes about a question he was asked by a strange man, the question was ¨Here, kid, how old are you?¨ Elie answered 15, this enraged the man he said ¨No. Eighteen.¨. Elie didnt know this yet but this stranger saved his and his fathers lives by telling them to lie about their age.
Courage is a word that used often or not, has it’s own meaning. Having courage to do the impossible is experienced in our everyday lives without even thinking, such as, taking out the trash, going to school, taking a step onto a unknown street, it happens to us all and can even have a dramatic impact on yourself, your future, and your life. In the book Night courage is experienced every single day of torture. Prisoners, such as Elie, face and fight for their own survival not knowing that their best weapon possessed in their hands was courage. Courage was a weapon, a very powerful weapon that could change your fate in an instant.
When he focused on survival, he no longer had any tears to give. The fight causes Elie to rid himself of all emotions and forget a connection with his father. This is wrong to forget your feeling of compassion, because it pains Elie that he could not cry for his father. Focusing on your own survival makes you forget compassion for those you
In the span of a lifetime one often faces many adversities that stand within their path. While some challenges will be overcome easily, others will take a lot more tenacity. When in the face of adversity it is key not to give up. One should always strive to persevere through their hardships, no matter how severe they seem to be. The author of the memoir “Night” Elie Wiesel, vividly describes his experiences in the concentration camp of Auschwitz.
