Examples Of Violence In Night By Elie Wiesel

When an individual has a significant amount of power , it is often used irrationally against others . Especially during scarce environments , violence is used to dominate inferior individuals . Whether one is facing violence or one is witnessing violence upon another ; it is evident that because of the yearning for power , violence is used to dominate those who are inferior . Elie Wiesel makes this clear in his novel "Night , " when he openly explains the very unfortunate events he survived through as a teen . The constant brutality Elie was facing during his experience in concentration camps , prove that when one is in demand of power , violence is commonly used to force domination . First of all , at the beginning of the novel Elie communicates

" (26 ) . Elie was leaning quickly that if he was not to obey orders , he would be violently assaulted . Although Elie was not abused himself , after witnessing a terrified woman receive brutal consequences , he fears it will likely happen to him . Once the truck arrives at the first destination , Elie is ordered to leave the vehicle . At this point , Elie has arrived at the concentration camp named 'Birkenau . ' Elie notices " a truck . [unloading] babies " (32 ) and is immediately terrified that " a little farther on , there would be a pit for adults . " (32 ) . Once again , Elie is being mentally dominated through the fear of receiving the same violence that other people are encountering . Elie was in constant wonder and fear of the treatment him and his father would experience . The " . Smell of burning flesh " (28 ) made Elie feel nauseous , resulting in him being a weaker target . Although Elie had not yet experienced any form into violence , because of the constant brutality surrounding him he was influenced to obey the superior

Elie is woken up one day , and forced to " lie on [his] bellies " (57 ) because of his fear of / for disobeying , he listens to the officer . Elie was hoping that if he obeys there would be no brutal consequence . Unfortunately , Elie is whipped continuously until " [he] no longer felt anything . " (57 ) . After , he is threatened that he would be whipped again if he was to " dare to tell anyone . " (58 ) . Elie thought that listening would ensure his safety , but he was wrong . Although listening do not to ensure that inhuman behavior will not take place , Elie still fearfully embraces any orders in hope of avoiding negative treatment . Elie was terrified before , but after being tortured and then threatened , his anxieties of being abused or killed has heightened . On another occasion , Elie and his father were ordered to run in a group , " the S . S was running too , with weapons in hand . " (85 ) . Even though , " [The S . S Officers] had orders to shoot anyone that could not sustain the pace . " (85 ) . If there had not been weapons , the initial fear of violence itself still would have dominated the prisoners . However , since the S