Night Elie Wiesel Night Individualism

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Q-Tip, a rapper in the rap-group, A Tribe Called Quest, once said in one of A Tribe Called Quest’s very popular rap songs “Check The Rhyme,” ”Well it’s kinda simple just remain your own or you’ll be crazy, sad and alone.” By this, Q-Tip means that it’s our personality differences and our creative differences that belong to us and that we must protect them or else we’ll be “crazy, sad and alone.” He also means that these are factors that can Regardless, everyone has their own ways of expressing and protecting their individualism and humanity. When this is taken from us, it can make us do cruel things. These ideas of individualism and humanity can be more fully understood by examining Night by Elie Wiesel, who shows their reader the effects on …show more content…

This all relates back to the idea of succumbing to the Nazi’s and becoming weak. In conclusion, through his work, Night, Wiesel conveys one of many messages that there are many unique things about us that make us human, and when this is prevented, we can turn into ferrell, wild animals. Returning to the idea that without our own personal hobbies and interests that we will be “...crazy, sad and alone,” once again it is important to have our personality differences and creative differences, but we also now know that we should also have strong bonds and connections to help us keep sane. This message applies to me as well when I think of how I have my personal hobbies and interests that make me unique and an individual. I know that when deprived of these things that I truly love and enjoy, I feel empty and lost. This is why even if some people don’t also enjoy or relate to your interests, it is important to stay strong and “...remain your own or you’ll be crazy, sad, and alone.” It is also important to find people that either enjoy these things with you or can at least support