The book Night is a story of family, religion, violence, and hope. This book tells the story of Elie Wiesel’s journey through the holocaust. During the novel, Wiesel writes with the purpose of teaching us several lessons. This lesson is conveyed through Wiesel’s actions, other character’s actions, as well as quotations. The lesson Wiesel taught in Night is to persevere and never lose hope up no matter how hopeless the situation may seem. The first way the underlying lesson of perseverance is proven is through Wiesel’s actions. Elie Wiesel displayed perseverance in the face of adversity several times with his action. Throughout the whole story Wiesel continued to work hard to survive despite how difficult it was. One great example occurs during their run to Gleiwitz, when malnourished Wiesel runs over 40 miles in the …show more content…
All the way through the book, character are showing us they never give up through quotes. One example of this occurs at Auschwitz. Elie’s father says “Mother is still a young woman. She must be in a labor camp. And Tzipora, she is a big girl now. She too must be in a camp...” (pg. 46). This shows us that he will not give up on the idea his family might be okay, and he will hold on to that hope. Afterwards in Buna when Elie’s father was deemed weak and was going to be executed, he said “‘it is not certain yet. There’s still a chance. Today, they will do another selection… a decisive one…” (pg. 74). He attempted to give Elie his spoon and knife, his inheritance, but Elie replied “I don’t want you to say such things. Keep the spoon and knife. You will need them as much as I. We’ll see each other tonight, after work.” (pg. 75). These two quotes exhibit how these two won’t give up the idea that they will survive. They won’t stop hoping that maybe everything will be okay. That’s the lesson these quotes prove. The lesson of hope and
Night by Elie Wiesel remains a shocking and terrifying memoir of a survivor of the Holocaust, the murders of six million Jews and five million Gentiles. Elie, a victim of this dreadful event, was forced to separate from his family, and to miss the life he once had. Elie transformed into a unrecognizable, scarred person by the end of his journey. Elie’s traumatizing experiences in the concentration camps of Auschwitz affected him significantly; he changed both spiritually and in his relationship with his father.
In times of distress many people turn to their faith to help guide through the situation. This book Night by Elie Wiesel is a sorrowful memoir of Elie Wiesel’s experiences in the Holocaust. Through his experiences as a teen in concentration camps with his father, Elie struggles to find his faith and will to live another day. In Night, Elie Wiesel uses Eliezer’s change in faith to demonstrate that in order to survive he needs to either have faith in god or humanity.
Night is a memoir written by Elie Wiesel about his time spent during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was a normal jewish boy, who lived in the town of Sighet. He studied the Torah and went to school and played games and had friends, just like you and me. Everything changed in the year of 1943 during the beginning of WWI. You can only image what happened to the Jewish boy Elie and his beloved family, but with the book Night the images in your mind come to live through Elie’s writing. You feel his sorrow and pain, you feel his slow deterioration of his everything that makes him human.
Elie Wiesel wrote this non-fiction book to alert his audience of his and his families experiences in the Holocaust and what they went through. He notes his journey through chronological events using extreme description. He accomplished this purpose by detailing every little thing that he experienced and that the people around him experienced. The central thesis of Night by Elie Wiesel is that a hostile and insensitive environment and world can cause even the strongest person to lose faith and identity. His thesis is clearly stated when he says, “ Never shall I forget that night, that first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed...Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”(pg.32) This thesis is related to the purpose because since Wiesel is a holocaust survivor, it showcases the horrors of the Holocaust and the effects it had on the surviving victims.
The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is a story about Elie and his journey through the tough times of the holocaust. This book is a sad true story about how Elie and millions of others were treated during the hard times of World War II. Elie’s story shows us how scary and difficult it was for him and many others during this time. We can look at this book and notice how the night affected people in the camps. We see can how the dark, mysterious, and fearful night brought people together,and also how it brought a feeling of safety to some. By looking at this one story, we can observe that darkness had taken over the earth, and there was no longer any light in the day, only darkness in the night.
Night by Elie Wiesel is a non-fiction novella based on true events of the Holocaust. Wiesel reflects on how the ignorance of jews affected their time in the concentration camps. He also shines a light on how Elie’s relationship with his father Shlomo, reveals little that is right with human nature. Elie acknowledges how the struggle of faith reveals to the viewer what is wrong with human nature.
The novel Night by Elie Wiesel, tells the gripping and frank tale of a Jewish boy and his life enduring the Auschwitz concentration camps in 1945. Throughout the novel, Wiesel does not shy away from the horrifying reality that was the holocaust, but instead highlights them and brings them to the surface. However, Wiesel aims for a higher purpose than simply relaying the gruesome details of the holocaust. Wiesel aims to make an impact, to have each and every reader take away something from this book, to ensure that something like the Holocaust never happens again.
The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel is an emotional read. He tells his story in hopes to influence the world to not act so hateful to one another. He wants to bring awareness to his readers. The way Wiesel interprets his memoire is powerful. Elie goes into great detail about the events that took place in the concentration camp. He describes the way they were treated and their struggle to survive. He explains his story with good attribute to the Germans.
Elie Wiesel has said that all his works are “commentary” on Night, his one work that deals directly with the Holocaust. His novels are odysseys of a soul fragmented by the Holocaust, in quest of tranquillity, an attempt to move away from the night, reaching the shores of day. The key to understanding Wiesel, then, is his memoir in the form of a novella, Night. It is a slim volume that records his childhood memories of his hometown and his experiences in the concentration camp. It also contains the themes, images, and devices that recur throughout his novels.
Imagine being forcibly stripped of all of your belongings, being separated from your family, and struggling to survive alone in an unfamiliar place that emits the aroma of freshly burnt flesh. The book Night by Elie Wiesel is an autobiography that depicts his lasting experience with horrors of the Holocaust. The book is written from Eliezer’s perspective and recounts his remarkable story. The memoir exhibits three prominent themes: the relationship between father and son, a loss of faith, and inurement.
It is the only way to survive.” Elie faced terrible horrors in the death camps and saw things that no child should ever see. He dodged death on many occasions by the help of others giving tips on how to avoid the selection process by the SS. Elie also met a young girl which gave him words of advice to keep on living. “It was the French girl.
Elie Wiesel’s autobiography, Night, is an account of Elie’s terrifying experiences and memories of the Holocaust. This autobiography not only reveals many horrifying details and a first-hand account of the Holocaust, but
In the beginning of the story, everyone that was arriving to the camps believed all that mattered was staying together and surviving as a family. After Elie’s mother and sisters were separated from him and his father, Elie’s “hand shifted on ‘his’ father’s arm. ‘He’ had one thought一not to lose him. Not to be left alone.” (Wiesel 27). At this point, Elie had just seen his mother and sisters for the last time. Now it was just him and his father, and he knew that this was all that mattered and all that he had left. They had no idea what was in store for them in the upcoming moments, let alone years. All they knew was that they needed to do anything they could not to lose one another. When Elie and his father were slowly walking towards the fire pit, his father was explaining how it was a “shame ‘Elie’ couldn’t have gone with ‘his’ mother” and that he
Night is a non-fiction book written from the perspective of Elie Wiesel. The book spans two to three years of Elie’s life beginning when he was “almost thirteen”. The story begins with Elie talking about his faith and how his life revolves around that faith. Elie gives us information about the town he lives in and about his family life. His life changes when the Germans take over and he and his family are sent to Auschwitz. When they arrive Elie’s family is split up. He and his father lie about their age and are sent to a concentration camp to work. They did not know what happened to the rest of the family but Elie and his father were stripped of their humanity. On a daily basis they worked, were beaten, and not given much food or water. Elie struggles with his faith throughout the novel, even after surviving and leaving the camp.
Kate Winslet once said, “The good and bad things are what form us as people….” Many have never considered how the horrific events of the Holocaust transformed its survivors. In 1956 renowned author Elie Wiesel published a great literary work titled Night. The pages of his book have informed millions of the tragic events that occurred during the 1930’s and 1940’s, that he himself endured. As readers experience, through words, all Wiesel went through, they come to realize how the Holocaust personally transfigured each of its victims. The book begins with a description of Wiesel’s early life, and then continues on to the traumatizing experiences he endured while being deported, separated from his mother and sisters, and having all of his possessions taken. He expounds on the struggles he faced to protect his father and to guard his own life over the years, and concludes by explaining the sense of freedom he felt, finally able to devote all survival efforts towards himself. The horrible events Wiesel experienced as a Jew and a victim of the Holocaust, transformed his heart, and his beliefs, leaving him a vague shadow of his previous self.