Examples Of Inhumane In Night By Elie Wiesel

The Jews were left alone to suffer with no hope to be saved from the hell that was the concentration camps. Nothing seemed to be done by the people who witnessed the cruelty of Nazi concentration camps during World War II. It didn’t affect them directly so why should they care? It’s not like they could have done anything to stop it. The Nazi soldiers were notorious for their brutality towards the Jews and it struck fear in the people. In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, there are scenes that talk about the prisoners spreading news about their liberation which could have reached the surrounding villages which made them think that their help wasn’t needed. Also, not much was done to save them from the clutches of the Nazi soldiers because of the large fear factor caused by the soldiers.
The only efforts made to try and liberate the Jews were from the other armies in the war since regular people didn’t have enough power to face the Nazi soldiers. In the novel, it talks about the prisoners spreading rumors that the Red Army are making advancements and will soon liberate them which provided them with much needed hope but it is evident that it didn’t come true. Talk of that could have also reached the nearby villages of the camps which put them off from doing anything to stop the Nazis because the army was making “advancements”. Another important
factor that kept the nearby villages from doing anything was the factor that the Nazis were cold-blooded. Word quickly spread around Europe and eventually the rest of the world of the actions the Nazis took which made many people fear them because they knew they were capable of anything. The novel shows the cruelty of the Nazi soldiers saying, “’Faster, you tramps, you flea-ridden dogs!’” (Wiesel 85). The Nazis made the prisoners march through the snow without rest or food to prevent them from being liberated buy the Red Army that was enclosing the concentration camp. They killed anyone who lagged along the way and it was those incidents that struck fear into the people witnessing these events.
The inhumane methods the Nazis used during World War II were seen firsthand in the areas affected by their rule and the towns surrounding concentration camps.
After witnessing such things many people were afraid to confront the soldiers which stopped many people from saving innocent Jewish lives. Another factor that could have stopped people from stopping Nazis was the spread of reports that the Russian Army was gaining ground quickly and would soon arrive to the areas controlled by Nazi Germany to liberate them. In the end, not much was done to stop the super-power that was Nazi Germany and millions of people died because of
it.