“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed.” - Eliezre Wiesel. Have you ever really thought about the Holocaust and how it affected the Jewish population? What about how badly they suffered for almost six years at labor camps? You probably never really asked yourself what they had to endure to survive, and yet, millions of Jews still died. Well, it’s time to start asking questions that might change your whole life. This is a very cruel, devastating, and crucial period in a time where things were bad for the Jews. Eliezer Wiesel was one of these victims, and he wrote about it to share his personal experiences. The Nazis did some really awful things to dehumanize the Jews during the Holocaust. One way …show more content…
36. Eliezer had become used to the pain and no longer felt it. “And he began beating him with an iron bar. At first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two, like an old tree struck by lightning. I had watched it all happen without moving. I kept silent. In fact, I thought of stealing away in order not to suffer the blows. What's more, if I felt anger at that moment, it was not directed at the Kapo, but at my father. Why couldn't he have avoided Idek's wrath? That was what life in a concentration camp had made of me.” (Night, pg. 54. Eliezer had been in the camp so long, seeing all the suffering, that he was a changed man and felt anger towards his father for provoking them to beat him. The Holocaust was incredibly cruel and devastating because it subjected the Jews to unimaginable suffering and horror. Throughout the book “Night,” Eliezer’s account vividly portrays the immense pain and anguish that the Jews endured during that dark period. The Jews faced dehumanization, violence, and loss on a massive scale, leaving deep scars that lasted a