Elie Wiesel, born September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, was changed drastically as a person during the events of the Holocaust in Germany. Before the Holocaust began he was just like any other boy living in Romania. How ever his childhood did not last nearly long enough. There are multiple ways a person could be changed during this horrific experience and he was affected by most of them. He changed emotionally, spiritually, and physically. The differences in his character and daily life where astronomic due to this event. This occurrence changed the outcome of the rest of his life and how he would deal with different situations in the years that followed. By living though this unimaginable historic event it help him become a writer that helped the world see the Holocaust through his eyes. …show more content…
He would cry at funerals. Happiness would overcome him when something good happened. He was angry when someone was mean. Elie was afraid when the Nazis invaded. When he saw something cool he was amazed. He was disgusted when the nazis were burning the bodies in the crematorium. He had admiration to people who stood up for another person. After the Nazis invaded, these emotions started to disappear. Elie became more apathetic and despondent to events happening around him. The longer he was at the concentration camp the less emotion he felt. There was no more crying. Anger may still be an emotion Elie had. Disgust did not cross his mind anymore. Happiness was not an emotion spared. Elie might have still felt fear although it did not seem to be expressed. No admiration was left for anything. He might have been numbed by the amount of people that died