An Analysis Of Elie Wiesel's 'Night'
Night
Chapter 5
Chapter Five Journal
Vocabulary:
Functionaries- People who function in a specified capacity
Lamentation- the act of expressing grief
Kaddish- liturgical prayer, consisting of three or six verses
Achtung- attention in German
Characters:
Hospital Patient: He says that he is going to die soon, and warns Eliezer that there are more “selections” at the hospital.
Symbol(s):
Number: This symbolizes your identity in the concentration camps, it is what defines your fate.
Reflection:
In chapter five, we were introduced to another diminishing process that occurs at the concentration camps, selection. Selection is where all of the prisoners lineup and are evaluated by doctors and the Angel of Death himself as to whether or
Chapter 5
Chapter Five Journal
Vocabulary:
Functionaries- People who function in a specified capacity
Lamentation- the act of expressing grief
Kaddish- liturgical prayer, consisting of three or six verses
Achtung- attention in German
Characters:
Hospital Patient: He says that he is going to die soon, and warns Eliezer that there are more “selections” at the hospital.
Symbol(s):
Number: This symbolizes your identity in the concentration camps, it is what defines your fate.
Reflection:
In chapter five, we were introduced to another diminishing process that occurs at the concentration camps, selection. Selection is where all of the prisoners lineup and are evaluated by doctors and the Angel of Death himself as to whether or