Oppression In Elie Wiesel's Night

In Night, the oppression from the Nazi party at the concentration camp dehumanizes Elie. First, the transportation degrades the jewish people and compares them to animals. The people are forced onto overcrowded cattle cars. Here, they must take turns sitting in the stuffy environment for days. Denying people room shows disrespect. Also, the group was dehumanized by the gift of “some bread, a few pails of water” (Wiesel 22). This suggests the Nazi’s attitude towards the jewish people. To them, jews were at the level of animals. Thus, the inhuman treatment and lack of respect dehumanizes Elie. Another example of dehumanization was the removal of identity. Forced to wear prison garb, stripped of hair, and marked and known by a number, Elie and