Hope, Despair, And Memory In Elie Wiesel's Night

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I believe through the lecture professionally spoken by Wiesel a central idea is that the people remember what happened during the Holocaust. Wiesel mentions that the reason he loves his story so much is the power of memory, Hence part of the name Hope, Despair, and Memory. Wiesel believes that without memory that lives would be without something to look back on and dream upon. He believes because of this that memory will, in turn, save humanity because of its ability to be used to build hope in people. Wiesel spends his entire book of Night recollecting the suffering he endures throughout his journey through the concentration camps. He even goes as far to say it is indeed necessary to remember what happened even though it might provoke fear.