Night Essay
As the world began, humanity observed various events, took note of their surroundings, and shared that information. Ever since one horrid event titled the Holocaust occurred millions of corrupted victims chose to forget the difficult experience. To them, it was easier to leave the problems behind, and create a new life, than to tackle the situation, and gain enlightenment. The silent stayed silent to the point that a portion of humanity began to doubt if the Holocaust was even a real term event, or if it was just a hoax. However, one survivor named Elie Wiesel decided to share his experience in his book, Night. In this memoir, Elie Wiesel portrays a central idea of how society only helps itself meaning that everyone for themselves until no one is
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He applies this theme through appeals such as; Pathos, Ethos, and Logos.
In some excerpts of Night, Pathos is detected, and aids the theme of how people only help themselves, and how they turned away from everybody else until everyone's gone. Elie recalled a son of a man who “had felt his father growing weaker, and believing that the end was near, had thought by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival”(91) which leaves the audience with shocked expressions, and heavy hearts. When one thinks of family, what would they see figuratively? perhaps a loving mother, caring father, and children that cherish their parents. Who would never think of abandoning family especially in dark times. Usually, if disaster were to occur, the first thing to do is make sure the family is alive, and okay. However, this particular boy thought of how easy it would be to survive without carrying the burden, his father. He shows how the Holocaust made him believe that no one else is of