Elie Wiesel's Night Analysis

Elie Wiesel’s Night reflects the society, beliefs and injustices of the time period. It tells of dehumanization, execution, and the poor treatment toward the Jews. Night projects how life was like for jews during the holocaust. It also projects the ability to survive through harsh environments. Elie Wiesel’s Night represents the dehumanization, execution, and lack of civil rights of Jews during the holocaust.
During the holocaust, Jews were brutally mistreated by the S.S. Soldiers at the concentration camps. Dehumanization was one of the many things that was done to the Jews. “Strip! Hurry up! Raus! Hold on only to your shoes and your belt.” “ Their clippers tore out our hair, shaved every hair on our bodies.” Execution is also portrayed in the book Night. Small children(babies) were thrown into the fire pits, because they were too young to do anything. The Jews civil rights were taken away from the them when the German soldiers came to force them out of their homes, and take them to the concentration camps. “ During the passover celebration of 1944, however, German soldiers arrive in Sighet, arrest jewish leaders, confiscate the valuables of Jewish
When the Jews had to run, the ones who lagged behind were shot by the German soldiers. “ The weaker captives who cannot maintain the rapid pace fall by the roadside and die or are shot by the german guards.” During certain periods of time, the sick and weak immates were executed in the crematories. “ At various times, weak and sick immates are selected for execution in the crematories.” On their way to the concentration camps people would throw food into the cattle cars and watch the Jews fight and even kill each other over it. “ As the train passed through towns, people throw bread into the open cars, then watch as the prisoners beat and kill each other for