Dehumanization, a cruel process that reduces individuals to mere objects, was a harrowing reality faced by Elie Wiesel and his fellow Jews during the Holocaust in the autobiographical novel Night by himself. Elie expresses his life-threatening experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust. He was the only survivor in his family after being separated from his mother and sisters in Auschwitz and his father’s death. The dehumanization of the Jewish people, including starving them, stealing their identities, and being abused, negatively impacted Elie’s viewpoint on life. One of the numerous ways that the Nazis dehumanized Jews is through starvation. The Nazis fed the Jews the smallest portions that they could to keep them alive. According to the memoir …show more content…
Elie starts to lose faith and even though he did not do anything, he still gets his “punishment” for his religion. Jews were fighting for their lives in these concentration camps due to poor nursing. According to Elie Wiesel’s autobiography, “[My father] continued to call me. The officer wielded his club and dealt him a violent blow to the head. My father groaned once more, I heard: ‘Eliezer.’” (111). Eliezer’s father was slowly dying because the camp’s doctor would not see him. After all, it was too late. To conclude, Jews were beaten throughout the Holocaust. In conclusion, Elie Wiesel’s novel Night masterfully exposes the insidious nature of dehumanization, illustrating how individuals can be stripped of their humanity through systematic cruelty and oppression. The first thing that Nazi guards did at the concentration camps was take away the identities of these poor, innocent people. During the Holocaust, Jews were mistreated by physical abuse and starvation. Through Eliezer’s harrowing journey, Weisel highlights the degrading effects of dehumanization on both victims and perpetrators, underscoring the importance of empathy, dignity, and resistance in the face of