Examples Of Evil In Night By Elie Wiesel

Is humankind inherently kind or cruel? Humans are the product of their environment; humans are capable of both good and evil based on what shapes them. This topic can be seen in the memoir “Night” by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust sharing his experience, which raises the question, “Is humankind inherently good or evil? Humankind is intrinsically kind; we couldn’t benefit if we were all cruel towards each other, we rely on each other, and a bad influence drives hostile behaviour. Society could not advance if we were all vicious towards each other. In the memoir “Night”, Eliezer talks about the unspeakable suffering amongst innocent people. Elie states, “Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere”(Wiesel 119). Elie says human suffering is everyone’s responsibility to take action and address it. Violence has no benefit, and we are inherently stopping suffering to create a better world. Elie talks about his path of the remaining survivors and those who

Throughout the memoir, Franek threatens Eliezer’s dad if Eliezer does not give in his “gold crown” (gold tooth). The narrator states, “This went on for two weeks. It was untenable. We had to give in”(Wiesel 56). We can see that Elie makes sacrifices which can be seen when Elie gives in his gold crown for his dad. This act can be seen as empathetic; Elie makes sacrifices for his dad because they rely on each other. In Night, throughout all the complex outcomes, others tried to raise the spirits of the others, which helped them. The memoir reads, "Have faith in life, a thousand times faith. By driving out despair, you will move away from death" (Wiesel 41). One of the characters recognizes the havoc around them, in which he encourages them to keep their heads up. Furthermore, their hopefulness has kept them to keep going and surviving. The importance of relying on each other through acts of sacrifice and encouragement to maintain hope and overcome