In chapter seven of Night, by Elie Wiesel, one of the most emotional scenes is shared. The Jews are being transported to a different location and the officers begin to throw bread crumbs as a sort of sick, twisted game. They enjoy watching the Jews turn on each other and maim one another just for the smallest crumb of bread. In my cartoon, the first quadrant is the scene where young Eliezer talks about the train ride and how claustrophobic everyone became due to the space provided and the amount of Jews crammed in. The next frame is of the father crawling out of the mob while our main character sat watching.
In the book Night, by Elie Wiesel, there was a very strong shift in the tone just within the first three chapters. “The shopkeepers were doing good business, the students lived among their books, and the children played in the streets”(Weisel 6). It is shown here that they were living ordinary, peaceful lives. “The shadows around me roused themselves as if from a deep sleep and left silently in every direction”(Weisel 14). This is where people began to no longer feel peaceful and began the long journey of fear and worry that would get worse throughout the book.
Every story written has a tone that is put into the story by the author. Tone is the attitude of the author toward the subject, or the audience. In the book “Night,” tone is something that is present all throughout the story, especially so in chapter five. Here are some of the most prevalent ones that are in this story. One of the biggest tones in this chapter was the feeling of fear.
Elie Wiesel’s “Night” depicts death, obliteration, and anguish while directly depicting the suffering he witnessed during his time at Auschwitz, a concentration camp for Jews during World War II. Within the story, there is an overwhelming amount of times the Jews had been in distress. Many children had been separated from their parents and all of the Jews were taken from their homes. Their suffering seemed endless. They were no longer teachers, homeowners, or priests.
In the book, “Night”, Elie's story starts out with a perfect life with his loving family. Then things took a drastic turn as the Germans invaded. They captured and killed many Jews. Now all that is left for Elie is to survive.
The author of the Night did not understand why God punishes the innocent and righteous, who worship Him, even in the death camp, what did they do? They pray for you! Glorify your name. Wiesel openly expressed his hatred for God, was not afraid. He thought that after what happened in Auschwitz, the religious dimension of Jewish identity completely lost its meaning.
At what point does respect no longer matter? When does the need for survival take over grief? When do the tears dry up in order to stay alive?
The first choice Elie endured was on his journey from Buna to Buchenwald when he was offered a sparse amount of food in the train cars. Interpreting how drastic the living situation was, Elie states, “We received no food. We lived on snow; it took the place of bread. The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness,” (Wiesel 100). Consequently, the prisoners had no other option but to consume the snow because they were so malnourished.
Elie might have started to feel almost like an animal in the camp. He’s locked up all day and is forced to work just like an animal. He has no say to what happens to him or what happens to anyone. They were treated wild dogs, not even spared the dignity of having a name.
Night, by Elie Wiesel talks about his struggles as a young Jewish boy in Hungary growing up during World War Two. Before the war, Elie was very reliant on his Hebrew studies, such as reading the Talmud and the cabbala. His teacher's name was Moishe the Beadle, Moishe was a very active and exceptional man. The Hungarian government sent out a decree stating that all foreign Jews were to be sent away. Moishe the Beadle was a foreign Jew, so he is sent away.
The novel starts of with Elie Wiesel meeting Moishe the Beadle. Moishe is a poor Jew in the town of Sighet, where Elie Wiesel lives. As I read I can figure out that Elie is a Jew and is very religious, because he studies the Talmud and goes to the temple every night. I can interpret that Elie’s father and family is highly regarded in the Jewish community of his town. Elie’s family contains his parents and 4 children, including himself.
Gage Amid the midst of the Holocaust, millions of Jews, Gypsies, Handicapped, and Homosexuals went through extermination and among all the victims Elie Wiesel lived to tell his story. Elie Wiesel wrote this story so something like this would never occurred again. In “Night” Elie Wiesel and his family witnessed and experienced the horrific treatment and genocide of Jews which led to them becoming practically emotionless and abnormal.
Marc Pillai Ms Mason ENG3U Friday 6 June 2016 Night Elie Wiesel The novel Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is a World War II story that talks about the detrimental experience in the concentration camps. The protagonist, Elie Wiesel is taken to Auschwitz, one of the most frightening concentration camps held by the Germans. As a result of the separation between males and females Elie is left with only his father. The relationship between both Elie and Chlomo are kept together in faith throughout the novel.
What does Hercules and Iron Man have in common? The answer is that they are both heroes. The textbook definition of a hero is someone who is admired for their courage and noble achievements. Obviously, both Hercules and Iron Man are courageous and have many honorable achievements under their belt, but what about Odysseus, from The Odyssey by Homer? Was Odysseus a hero?
Chapter One Summary: In chapter one of Night by Elie Wiesel, the some of the characters of the story are introduced and the conflict begins. The main character is the author because this is an autobiographical novel. Eliezer was a Jew during Hitler’s reign in which Jews were persecuted. The book starts out with the author describing his faith.
