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The Train In Elie Wiesel's Night

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The condition inside of the train is awful. There are a hundred confused and scared people packed into one cattle car, unable to breathe, hot from being squished together, hungry, thirsty, and wondering what fate has in store for them. After crossing the Czechloslovakian border, the soldiers start to become extremely demanding, putting more fear into everyone on the train. They threaten to shoot anyone who tries to escape and they even go as far as nailing the doors shut. Some become delusional like Madame Schächter in Elie Wiesel’s novel, Night. Elie says that she sees a fire which no one else can see. She screams and screams but everyone begins to assume that she has gone crazy like Moshe the Beadle. Soon, she is tied up and unable to scream
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