Dehumanization is a process Hitler used to make Jews feel helpless and unworthy. In Hitler's plan there were steps to make the Jewish feel dehumanized. In Eliezer Wiesel's experiences the first step was that he could not leave their residences for 3 days on the penalty of death. Then all Jews had to wear a yellow star and their rights to go places were taken away. “ Then came the ghettos.” (wiesel 11). Wiesel, His family and the rest of the Jews in sighet were forced to move to the ghettos (a slum section of any country). Then deportation had started, groups were taken from the ghettos and were put in the cattle carts with no food or water and was sent to the concentration camps. “There are eighty of you in the car, the German police added, “If anyone goes missing you will all be shot like dogs.” (Wiesel 24). Wiesel then knew that they were under the germans control and could do nothing about it, and the Germans did not care about any of the jews lifes. When Wiesel arrived to the concentration camp families were split up and young children, elderly Jews and Jews that were hurt or weak were all killed by being burned to death. …show more content…
All the jews in the camp was given a new name and Wiesel became A-7713. Germans took Jews identity away, Jew were not considered a human but more like an object to the Germans. Jews told to run to different camps when being moved if they could not run they were killed. Selections started, Jewish population decreased. Wiesel walked in on a kapo Idek who was with a girl, Idek punished him by whipping Wiesel in front of other jews. Idek whipped Wiesel until he could not feel the pain anymore. Wiesel’s father could not march correctly so a german beat him and was very invective, also made Wiesel’s father feel bad of