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    Holocaust Essay   “For the dead and the living we must bear the witness” (hoodreads.com/quotes/tag/holocaust). The book Night by Elie Wiesel was about the Holocaust taken place in Auschwitz concentration camp. Elie went through ghettos and later on was separated from his and sister; luckily he was with his father. At the concentration camp the people worked hard labors and lived like as slaves from 1944 to the day of liberation (1945). The author’s purpose for writing this novel was to inform

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    March 23‚ 2015 English 11-Night Essay Dehumanization is defined as the psychological process of demonizing the enemy‚ making them seem less than human and hence not worth of humane treatment. It also can lead to increased violence‚ human rights violations‚ war crimes‚ and genocide. When there is severe hatred and aversion towards a different group‚ it can direct to classifying the rival as inhuman and treating them with bestial punishment. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the Jews were victims of

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    Response to an autobiographical text: Night 1. What is your Text about? Night is an autobiography by a man named Eliezer Wiesel. The autobiography is a quite disturbing record of Elie’s childhood in the Nazi death camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald during world war two. While Night is Elie Wiesel’s testimony about his experiences in the Holocaust‚ Wiesel is not‚ precisely speaking‚ the story’s protagonist. Night is narrated by a boy named Eliezer who represents Elie‚ but details set apart the character

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    forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time” (Elie Wiesel). This is but one of many insightful quotes we can take from Elie Wiesel’s Night. In my eleven years of schooling in which time I have read over one hundred novels; Night is by far the most captivating and suspenseful. This is the best book of its kind because of the rare firsthand telling by Holocaust victim Elie Wiesel. Using his firsthand account of The Holocaust‚ Wiesel communicates a vivid telling which enables readers to feel

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    the book Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is questionable. Some say it is non-fiction‚ others historical fiction‚ and yet others complete fiction. I believe that this book is non-fiction‚ though with a few indiscretions on account of the fact that he wrote the book ten years after he experienced the events. One reason for this belief is the way Wiesel writes the book. A second is how he brings humanity into the characters in the book making them much more believable. Reason three is the way Wiesel so bluntly

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    to equals‚ and finally Elie taking full care of his father by the end of his journey.          Elie Wiesel’s writing is an incredible work of art. Resonance connecting to the memoir can be found in each paragraph on any page of this account and particularly in the excerpt from page 39. The emotional resonance of this passage creates a new understanding of the

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    atrocities‚ fingers are bound to be pointed—but towards whom? In Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ his faith is tested the moment the Germans came knocking on their doors: He went from being a faithful boy who sought God’s teachings to an empty shell who held God accountable. Elie’s life before the camps revolved around his search for God’s answers. His father‚ however‚ did not approve of his fervent yen to delve

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    feeling to a reader. This idea of symbolism is heavily used by Elie Wiesel in his account of the holocaust‚ Night. He uses concepts such as night time‚ faith‚ suffering and family to send a significant message to his readers. Symbolism is not only an important concept in literature but also in life. Wiesel stresses the importance of remembrance and education through the symbolism in his memoir. Night is a heavily used concept used by Wiesel. Not only is it the title of the book but it carries an underlying

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    Throughout Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust narrative‚ Night‚ the struggle in remaining faithful is a predominant conflict the Jews face. The protagonist‚ Elie Wiesel‚ is depicted as a dynamic character who undergoes a vast transformation regarding his faith. As Elie encounters many hardships and horrors during the reign of Hitler‚ his faith in God is continuously tested to the point where he begins to alter his beliefs. Wiesel indicates that exposure to a cruel‚ inhospitable world prompts the deterioration

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    survival? Well‚ Elie Wiesel lived to tell the story. Elie tells about his struggles in his novel called Night. He speaks upon what had happened to him and his family in the holocaust‚ and what ultimately led him to living through the holocaust. The reason he is alive today and was able to tell the story‚ is because of his persistence to live‚ his mental strength to keep going‚ and his overall grit to become one of the historic survivors that he is today. The persistence of young Elie Wiesel played a large

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