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    The narrator is Death. He sees life in terms of colors because he views the world in terms of color. He understands his role and task in the world by using color The thing that was ironic about the first book LieseI stole that she didn’t know how to read yet she dug up a book that was about grave digging in a graveyard. The thing that is ironic about is that it relates to heaven‚ and the street didn’t have anything to do with heaven in the war. This statement should not be taken literally because

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    30‚ 2016 Write about this line on page 29 – “The beloved objects that we carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon‚ and with them‚ finally our illusions. “ What do you think this means? How was this a turning point for Elie? After Hitler’s announcement to annihilate the Jews and the Anti-Semitic attacks on the Jews of Budapest‚ “the race toward death had begun” (10). Restrictions were held upon the Jews. Under the pressure of death‚ Jews were forced to yield “gold‚

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    Eli has a lot of moments in his while living in the compound. One big moment Eli has is when he walks into the compound and the silver door locks (Bodeen‚ 2008‚ p.2). The door is symbolic because it is thought of every time Rex is brought up for putting them in the compound. It means they are safe but also in danger. This was a big moment because he was locked in the compound for 15 years now. Eli and his family entered the compound because a fake nuclear attack occurred. This fake nuclear attack

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    In the 1940’s‚ Jews were living a rough life. Wiesel decided to share his story. Throughout his teen years‚ he was in and out of many concentration camps along with a handful of others. Eliezer Wiesel’s novel night describes the harsh journey through the holocaust and explains that severe suffering can cause a reversal in relationships. In the beginning of his memoir‚ Elie Wiesel had a distant relationship with his father. Wiesel mentions that “he rarely displayed his feelings‚ not even with his

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    Night Chapter 5 Chapter Five Journal Vocabulary: Functionaries- People who function in a specified capacity Lamentation- the act of expressing grief Kaddish- liturgical prayer‚ consisting of three or six verses Achtung- attention in German Characters: Hospital Patient: He says that he is going to die soon‚ and warns Eliezer that there are more “selections” at the hospital. Symbol(s): Number: This symbolizes your identity in the concentration camps‚ it is what defines your fate. Reflection:

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    The time period during World War II was very devastating. There were a countless amount of brutal deaths‚ with people even being burned alive. The setting of Night takes place in 1944‚ in a concentration camp called Buchenwald. It all starts out when the main character‚ Eliezer‚ has his Jewish hometown overrun by the Germans. Eliezer’s hometown gets turned into a ghetto by the Germans‚ and they are forced to stay in the ghetto until the whole neighborhood is sent to the concentration camps. Since

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    views. Elie Wiesel’s quote is easy to agree with because people should care about others‚ and pay attention to their surroundings. Even though people should think about others‚ they tend to put themselves first and do what is best for them. For example‚ there was concentration camps where Jews were placed due to the fact that Hitler believed they were guilty for Germany losing World War I. During this period of time‚ the United States was not aware of the Holocaust according to them. Elie Wiesel’s

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    The Relationship of God and Humans God thinks within geniuses‚ dreams within poets‚ and sleeps within the rest of us~ ACU poet. God in general has a unique way of manipulating things especially when it comes to human beings. Throughout this paper my plan is to persuade you that the relationship between God and human beings in Genesis was a relationship of‚ trust‚ jealousy‚ and loyalty. Loyalty is a virtue with God because of the Adam and Eve story. “And the lord god commanded the man‚ you may

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    the eye begins to see‚..." Personally‚ I agree fully with Roethke’s statement. Roethke’s ideology is found in both "Night" by Elie Wiesel and "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. In both novels the protagonists are faced with obstacles which seem impossible to overcome‚ however once they reach "rock bottom" they realize how they shall over come their situation. In "Night" by Elie Wiesel‚ the main character‚ Eliezer was faced with a conflict that changed his life and the lives everyone he loved. He

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    When a person first reads the famous quote “We must always take side. Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented.” Spoken by the notable Elie Wiesel while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize of 1986‚ it could cause a reaction; in this case any reaction could occur depending on a person’s morals‚ ethics and even values. But‚ what does this quote really mean? Does it define the horrific situations that Rwanda‚ the Nazi’s‚ or Syria went through

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