Mrs. Balfash English 9 12 December 2012 The Holocaust If there was a god‚ why would he/she be so harsh? The text is compared to the book Night by Ellie Wiesel and from the poems “Night over Birkenau” and “Harbach 1944”. The book Night tells the story of a young boy and his father fighting for their freedom from the Nazis; Ellie Wiesel tells the story of his experience of the Holocaust. Both of the poems show the journeys of people and how they pictured all of the madness. Ellie fights through
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In the memoir Night‚ by Elie Weisel‚ what does "soup" come to symbolize? Soup has many symbolic things in the book but most common one it symbolizes hope. The main character at first at first the character when he first came to the shelter and they offer him food he refused to eat it. He thought that if soup was the only food he could‚ he would rather died than eat that trash. Elie had a little time t be in the camp therefore he thought that things would change to good. However‚ he began to
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Have you ever wondered how it would be like to be treated like animals and make you do stuff you don’t want to do? Well‚ this is how prisoners in the holocaust where treated like. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel one of the main themes is dehumanization‚ or to deprive of positive human qualities. Three examples of dehumanization in the book are‚ first the tattoos on their left arms. Second‚ the barracks where they slept in 3. And third‚ the cattle cars with 80 people inside it and no water or food
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to the murder of around six million Jews and other minority groups such as homosexuals‚ gypsies and the disabled (Wiesel‚ 2008). In the 1930’s the Jewish population in Romania was around half a million. However‚ during World War II most of those Jews sent to the labour barracks or death camps (Wiesel‚ 2008). Set the scene of the reader‚ what is it about? Night by Elie Wiesel is about his experiences in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944 to 1945‚ at the height
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Jews were brutally murdered in Nazi concentration camps; however‚ when the camps were liberated‚ there were many survivors. Among these survivors was a boy named Elie Wiesel. Elie was only fifteen years old when his family was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp‚ and after facing the horrendous events of the Holocaust‚ Elie has written multiple books depicting his struggle‚ started a foundation‚ stood up for other injustices‚ and inspired my own moral compass. There are countless numbers
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presentation‚ I had learned a lot during the process of completing my group’s presentation about human freedom in the memoir. Firstly‚ I learned that the inmates were all tightly packed into the train wagons. As Elie says:“Lying down was not an option‚ nor could we all sit down.”(Wiesel 23). The inmates didn’t have the freedom to choose where they will go‚ what they will eat‚ or what they wore. This really had me thinking. I am fortunate enough to go eat in restaurants‚ wear the clothing I desire
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In the author’s point of view‚ the theme of dehumanization leads to the lack of individualism is conveyed through the use of similes‚ metaphors‚ and imagery. Reasons That Support Your Opinion/Thesis Point A (topic sentence): Throughout the book‚ Elie uses metaphors to demonstrate the devastating theme of dehumanization. Evidence (and page number): “It was as though she was possessed by some evil spirit.” (25) Explanation: By using this metaphor of referring to the woman as having been “possessed
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Night Essay Have you ever been separated from your family? What if living wasn’t guaranteed? The holocaust killed over eleven million people. The purpose of the holocaust was to eliminate the entire Jewish race. In Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie and his family were separated. Elie was forced to take care of his father while his mother and sister were killed. The Jews’ freedom‚ identity‚ and sense of hope were taken from them to make the Jews feel less than human. Is freedom really free? In Night‚ they
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Complex Conflict One complex conflict in Elie Wiesel’s Night is the conflict between Elie and himself (Man vs. Himself) that over layers the conflict where the Nazis continuously killed and beat Jews with no sympathy (Man vs. Man). The complex conflict helps to convey the theme Hatred and Death. Elie struggles to be the sole supporter for his father‚ who is constantly being beaten for unnecessary reasons by the Nazis. Along the journey to Gleiwitz‚ Elie ran with an injured foot willing to just give
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sunrise or hope. Elie Wiesel and Immaculée Ilibagiza fight and struggle to survive the situations they are in. But they can’t survive it on their own because they aren’t physically or mentally strong enough. That’s why in the memoirs Night and Left to Tell‚ Elie Wiesel and Immaculée Ilibagiza reveal how important it is to always have something to live for‚ even when times are tough‚ and how keeping hope alive is essential to surviving hardships. Surviving during the times of Elie Wiesel and Immaculée
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