Fifth Diamond and Night Comparison

In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, the author, Elie Wiesel uses rather more refined language in his novel to describe things. The words that were more straightforward than other words he used were articulate than Irene Weisberg Zisblatt’s novel The Fifth Diamond. He would use words like thus, tumult, liquidated, transcended, all of which are words that the more eloquent use rather than the words that we use in the common English language. His flowery language was beautiful and was a nice touch, and made the novel seem ever so slightly more poetical and metaphorical. We, the common people, aren’t as expressive as Elie Wiesel was in his novel, but once in a while we do use that kind of language in our everyday lives.
However, no one can doubt that this novel does in fact have a lot of literary value. This novel has contributed a lot to nonfiction/memoir novels that are about being a victim in the Holocaust. He vividly illustrated his predicaments in the novel, and was a not afraid of being a little graphic where it was necessary. He would describe dead victims clearly, like this following excerpt: “The two men were no longer alive. Their tongues were hanging out, swollen and bluish. But the third rope was still moving: the child, too light was still breathing… And so he remained for more than half an hour, lingering between life and death, writhing before our eyes…That night, the soup tasted of corpses.” This novel contributed to the gruesome yet real category of Holocaust victim memoirs. It was descriptive enough to be like a movie playing in my head while I devoured each word. It was a real piece of literature that doesn’t let the readers forget the cruelty and torture that the Holocaust’s victims had to face.
Now, the other novel, The Fifth Diamond written by Irene Weisberg Zisblatt has some themes in common with Night. However, there is a distinct difference between the two works of nonfiction. The Fifth Diamond used more simplistic language to illustrate her novel. However, that is not necessarily a bad thing, nor does that necessarily mean that The Fifth Diamond was a lesser work than Night. On the contrary, the uncomplicated language made the novel easier to understand and grasp. I must say, however, that The Fifth Diamond’s easier language was a plus in my opinion. More people will be able to understand and read her novel because of that. It was much more straightforward than Night, in terms of language use. However, a fact that you have to keep in mind is that Night was originally translated from another language, while The Fifth Diamond was originally written in English, which is not the author’s native language.
To make even more comparisons with Night, I have to say that The Fifth Diamond is a novel that has a literary value that is just as high as Night’s. Mrs. Weisberg Zisblatt’s novel is just as poignant as any other Holocaust survivor memoir or diary. She writes about the daily horror that she had to face with such description, that I got a little cold and clammy. Her novel truly moved me, because I got to read about the cold, hard reality that she was forced to face, without her family. Her novel really was so crystal-clear that I would have her words paint a picture inside my head, like a painting coming to life. The literary value of The Fifth Diamond is high due to her novel recording a bit of history from her perspective so that we may never forget the horrors of the Holocaust. I could hear the screams of the dead while I read the novel.
After reading these two wonderfully written novels, I had to say that I was engrossed and engaged with both novels. They were both equally compelling and they both provided their viewpoints in a gripping manner. Both of these novels are written in such a way, that you will never forget them. However, I must say that Night is more effective at capturing the essence of the Holocaust than Irene. Elie was so powerful in the way that he carefully chose his words and planned out his sentences. His novel truly was a 5-star worthy novel. However, it is probably only natural due to the fact that Elie Wiesel is an author by profession, and that this wasn’t his debut novel. Meanwhile, Mrs. Weisberg Zisblatt’s novel is her only novel and probably will remain her only novel.