Night by Elie Wiesel‚ describing the Novel with parts and quotes Themes: • Religion • Injustice • Father son relationship • Fight for survival Setting: The story starts during the World War II around 1941 when the author was twelve years old. It starts at Sighet‚ Transylvania (actual Romania). The ghettos: “Two ghettos were created in Sighet. A large one in the center of town occupied four streets‚ and another smaller one extended over several alleyways on the outskirts of town
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Elie Wiesel was a young boy when he was imprisoned and orphaned during the Holocaust. After seeing many Jews being brutally murdered‚ he was very upset that the world did not do anything to help them. Nobody stopped Hitler and because of that‚ many innocent lives were taken away without a reason. This‚ however‚ we did not engage in World War 2 for the Jews. When Elie Wiesel was 15‚ he and his family were deported from Hungary and placed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Around 90% of the
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Elie has changed as a result of his imprisonment. He has changed emotionally‚ spiritually‚ and physically. Elie’s emotional state has changed during his imprisonment because before the he was sent to imprisonment‚ he was very innocent. When Moishe the Beadle came back to the town after being taken by the Nazis and shot in the leg‚ Elie did not believe his story. During Elie’s imprisonment‚ he was almost living Moishe’s story. Elie’s emotional state started to change when he got to his first labor
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In his address to Ronald Reagan‚ Elie Wiesel attempts to convince the president not to visit the Bitburg cemetery. Weisel is well aware of President Reagan’s situation‚ and thus‚ he crafts his speech around rhetorical techniques‚ namely Concession Refutation‚ Repetition‚ and the Appeals. Throughout the speech‚ Elie Wiesel makes clear his appreciation for Israel‚ America‚ and President Reagan: “We are grateful to this country‚ the greatest democracy in the world‚ the freest nation in the world‚ the
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One of the themes in Elie Wiesel’s memoir‚ Night‚ is man’s inhumanity to man. During the Holocaust‚ Elie experienced a terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns him into an agonized witness to the death of his family‚ innocence and God. A poem by Ruth Dykstra‚ “What I Don’t Know”‚ reflects Elie’s situation and beliefs. This poem expresses Elie’s struggles as a young Jew who has lost his faith and hope. In the beginning of the poem‚ the speaker questions: “Did they know? /
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Silence: Shaping Eliezer’s Character “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation…” said Eliezer Wiesel‚ the author of Night. Throughout the course of this book‚ Elie goes through many tragedies that change and shape his character. In Night‚ Eliezer Wiesel is a teenager who is swept away from his life‚ home‚ and possessions to go to a deadly concentration camp called Auschwitz. While in this camp‚ he witnesses the horrors of the Holocaust‚ including
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indifferent‚ it dehumanizes them and puts them at lower standard than everyone else. Unity is broken when individuals are no longer thought of as equals and causes great distress in a country. Both Elie Wiesel and Niemoller take a stand against indifference to inspire others to do the same. In 1986‚ Elie Wiesel got on stage to accept his Nobel Peace Prize after writing about his experience in Auschwitz during the terrible genocide. Throughout his acceptance speech‚ he defines indifference as silence
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weren’t given anything to eat but were given long work hours. The Nazis and the rest of Germany thought that jews were the reason to the country’s poverty. Also jews were treated horribly during these rough and cruel 12 years. In the novel‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel narrates his experience as a young Jewish buy during the holocaust. The book is mainly told by a Fifteen year old Jewish boy. The German people continue to take from the Jews without reason when they take their valuables.
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The main character‚ Elie Wiesel‚ demonstrates a physical perspective. He was still in his young teens whenever he went through the brutality of the holocaust. His age had a huge impact on his perspective and on the way he processed everything that was happening. During the Holocaust all Elie‚ along with many other people‚ could think about was food. For example‚“Whenever he could‚ he would “organize” a cauldron
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“...Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented” This means that if you continue to stay silent‚ people will continue to be tormented‚ if you don’t stand to make a difference‚ the world will remain the same. When Wiesel says “I know: your choice transcends me.” He means that the award‚ along with the powerful meaning behind it‚ is more important than him. It goes beyond him. He’s scared because he doesn’t know if he can live up to the expectations that come with receiving the award‚ he
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