Night by Elie Wiesel Notice and Note Paper

English 10H P4
9 December 2013
My Notice and Note Soiree In using my Notice and Note strategies, I found that my analysis of the book, Night by Elie Wiesel to be far more in depth than it would have been had I done the contrary. For instance, when applying the method of ‘Again and Again’ I realized that the phrase, “‘Fire, over there! The fire! Listen to me!’” (Wiesel 24) sequentially appeared in chapter two on pages 24 through 28. The phrase foreshadowed the revealing of the crematoriums on the camp Auschwitz. The phrase made me ponder whether or not the woman saying it was just mad or if at some time during the story she would be useful, but as it turned out she was actually truthful and no one believed her in time to escape and avoid the crematorium flames. With utilizing Notice and Note once in a while I’ve come to find that I’ll believe a word or phrase foreshadows or means something entirely different to what it actually comes to be. A simple example would be when I again was exercising the use of ‘Again and Again’ I continuously spotted, “Kabbalah,” (Wiesel 3). I believed the word had a strong significance in the story and would lead to some sort of event later on, however my conclusion was wrong and Kabbalah is just a term for the Jewish mysticism and mystical thought. When resorting to the use of the ‘Words of the Wiser’ Notice and Note, it initiated a sense of curiosity and made me ask myself more deeply thought out questions. A paragon of my work with this strategy would be when I noted the advice of an inmate to Wiesel. The inmate said, “‘No you’re 18. Fool. Listen to what I say,’“ (Wiesel 30). I inquired, What is the significance of age in Auschwitz? Later, I come to find that age is highly significant when the S.S. soldiers chose who to die during selection. Also when using ‘Words of the Wiser’, I’ve found that I still have questions unanswered, however taking time to wonder these questions helped my understanding of the memoir. Another wonderful example of my instigating the use of ‘Words of the Wiser’ would be when I selected to ponder the phrase, “’Let’s stay together, it’ll make us strong,’” (Wiesel 71). This was said by Yossi to Elie right before a selection. I couldn’t help but ask, Is staying together really going to show the S.S. anything different? Don’t they all look like the same person by now? To be honest I’m still wondering if that actually made the S.S. feel any different about whether or not to select them. I know that none of them got selected, but did sticking together honestly change that? Although the questions weren’t answered, using ‘Words of the Wiser’ over and over again made me curious about what will happen next in the book. Utilizing the strategy of ‘Tough Questions’ influenced me to deduct my own answers early on, but had me caught off guard when my answers were right or completely satisfied when I was right on the nose. For example, when I came across the question, “What if it really was the last day?” (Wiesel 66). My answer was, there’s no way it could be the last day for Wiesel, but for members of his block probably. Unfortunately I was correct and members of his block continuously died off, but Wiesel survived. Using this strategy perked my interest in the book because it became like a huge guessing game. A genuine example of this would be when I took note of the question, “Here or elsewhere, what did it matter?” (Wiesel 98). When I noted this question I answered, Nothing really matters when you are in the eyes of death. This answer was quite relevant to Wiesel’s situation, however didn’t really answer anything significant in the book. Every time I crossed questions, I’d answer and anxiously wait until I got confirmation or found I was incorrect. Using this strategy made my enjoyment of the memoir far greater than it would have been had I not tried to use ‘Tough Questions.’