Examples Of Diction In Night By Elie Wiesel

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The sound of screams and sobs fill the air as children and their mothers say goodbye for the last time. This was a repetitive routine during World War ll. Night is a literary memoir of Elie Wiesel’s catastrophe in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Throughout his recollection, the imagery used leaves no doubt in the reader’s imagination about the horrors Elie experienced. His diction and use of detail made his moral of the story as clear as glass. However, what was not as clear as glass was the Germans’ true intentions. In spite of several indications of the Germans scheme towards Jews, Eliezer’s family and other Jews declined the opportunity to flee the country. Consequently, everyone there was transported to the largest known