The Role Of Dehumanization In Night By Elie Wiesel
In 1937 Jews had been captured by the Germans and Wiesel was one of them. Wiesel
writes about himself and others that went to the concentration camp. Wiesel wrote about the
cruelty him and his father went through. Throughout the process of the camp he questions
himself about God because while he was hoping for freedom God didn’t help and he wonder
why. Wiesel also tries to find his inner-self in different cities he was shipped to. Wiesel was
consumed by darkness, the death of his family, the loss of faith in God/himself, and the
thought of the camp never ending.
The Jews went through dehumanization because of the way they were treated. The
Nazi’s made the Jews feel useless and weak. Wiesel speaks on what had occurred around …show more content…
People had to be on their
own to survive everyone mainly worked individually in the concentration camp. World War II
had an extensive impact on human race and territory.
As an individual people had to work for themselves. Wiesel had felt that if he didn’t
have his dad it would of released stress but yet he felt ashamed of thinking it. He states “ I
could use all of my strength to fight for my own survival (P.106) “. The Nazi’s made families
separate and made Jews feelings dissolve. Hitler was so ambitious with his plan that he made
sure Jews and other nationalities suffered. People were starving, getting sick, and dying daily
because of the conditions they were in. The Jewish faith had slowly drifted away when God
wouldn’t answer their cries. Jews felt that God was depriving their cries and prayers.
Wiesel describes that his faith died out when his dad died. He felt like the other half of
him died. He explains that he could no longer feel pain he was looking for answers but he
never got them. Wiesel states in his interview with Oprah “I had a very strange idea [when I
arrived at Auschwitz]. I was thinking that maybe it's the end of history, and I thought
writes about himself and others that went to the concentration camp. Wiesel wrote about the
cruelty him and his father went through. Throughout the process of the camp he questions
himself about God because while he was hoping for freedom God didn’t help and he wonder
why. Wiesel also tries to find his inner-self in different cities he was shipped to. Wiesel was
consumed by darkness, the death of his family, the loss of faith in God/himself, and the
thought of the camp never ending.
The Jews went through dehumanization because of the way they were treated. The
Nazi’s made the Jews feel useless and weak. Wiesel speaks on what had occurred around …show more content…
People had to be on their
own to survive everyone mainly worked individually in the concentration camp. World War II
had an extensive impact on human race and territory.
As an individual people had to work for themselves. Wiesel had felt that if he didn’t
have his dad it would of released stress but yet he felt ashamed of thinking it. He states “ I
could use all of my strength to fight for my own survival (P.106) “. The Nazi’s made families
separate and made Jews feelings dissolve. Hitler was so ambitious with his plan that he made
sure Jews and other nationalities suffered. People were starving, getting sick, and dying daily
because of the conditions they were in. The Jewish faith had slowly drifted away when God
wouldn’t answer their cries. Jews felt that God was depriving their cries and prayers.
Wiesel describes that his faith died out when his dad died. He felt like the other half of
him died. He explains that he could no longer feel pain he was looking for answers but he
never got them. Wiesel states in his interview with Oprah “I had a very strange idea [when I
arrived at Auschwitz]. I was thinking that maybe it's the end of history, and I thought