Public Hangings In Elie Wiesel's Night
In Night by Elie Wiesel, their are several instances of public hangings. Elie feels different about hanging the three men who steal soup, and the sad eyed angel. The public hangings are used as examples to what happens to prisoners if they break one of the rules. Elie has vivid memories about the public hanging. He tells us about them in the novel.
One of the instances of a hanging, was when the sad eyed angel was hung. He was a kapo in the camp Elie was in. Elie liked him because of his kindness. He seemed to be the only officer in the camp that had an ounce of compassion. He hung for knowing about a secret weapon stash and not telling about it. For Elie, this symbolized the death of hope. This is where he started to loose faith in god.
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One of the instances of a hanging, was when the sad eyed angel was hung. He was a kapo in the camp Elie was in. Elie liked him because of his kindness. He seemed to be the only officer in the camp that had an ounce of compassion. He hung for knowing about a secret weapon stash and not telling about it. For Elie, this symbolized the death of hope. This is where he started to loose faith in god.
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