Reflection Of Night By Elie Wiesel

Every person that has ever walked on this earth has experienced the gut wrenching feeling of missing an opportunity you know could have offered a path for escape -knowing that you can pinpoint an exact moment in time that could have altered the course of your story. The Wiesel family is no exception to this statement. The novel, Night, by “Elie Wiesel” is a survivor's story of his experiences in the Holocaust. It is an autobiography of his life before and during the concentration camps. In these times the path was not always straight and the overwhelming circumstances caused people to make decisions that were rushed or insensible. People got caught up in disbelief and chose not to take action where action would have saved their lives These opportunities presented were missed or brushed aside and eventually caused thousands of people to die a merciless death within the four walls of the gas chambers. The Wiesel family missed many opportunities within the story Night that could have altered the course of their lives.
To begin with, there were opportunities
In a world where tomorrow is not guaranteed, every opportunity is crucial to one's survival. Unfortunately, the Wiesel family ignored the chance to emigrate to Palestine, open the boarded window in time, or stay behind in the infirmary. These missed opportunities led to their demise with three out of the six Wiesel family members dying in the concentration camps. If even one of those opportunities would have been seized, three lives may not have gone up in the smokestacks of the crematorium. Even what appears to be the smallest of opportunities may end up saving a person's life, as shown by the Wiesel family themselves. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” - Theodore