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    else’s. They would do anything to survive. Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is a memoir about his life in concentration camps during the time of the holocaust. Before going to the concentration camps‚ Eliezer is a normal boy with a loving family who would do anything for him‚ and he would do anything for them. Throughout his experience during the Holocaust‚ he witnesses prisoners sacrifice others‚ even family members to help ensure their survival. Elie too at times thinks of participating in these events with

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    novel is about one survivor’s story and how he made it through all of the challenges at Auschwitz. Elie gives a detailed account of events that truly show the horror and gore of the camps. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel‚ the main character‚ Elie‚ is affected by the events in the book because he loses his faith‚ becomes immune to death‚ and his point of view of his father changes. In the book‚ Elie experiences many harsh and severe events that make him lose his faith. For example‚ when the author

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    Nazies separated many family’s and put them in the concentration camps.In the story “Night” written by Elie Wiesel tells us about his experience and what him and his father witnessed during they were in the Concentration camp.Throughout the story Elies and many other Jews faith and beliefs change while they are in the concentration camps. The story “Night” is about a young Jewish kid name Elie that was put in concentration camp.Elies was taken to a camp called Auschwitz and was separated from

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    Exposure to all of the hatred in the world causes this loss. Holden Caulfield realizes this simple fact‚ as he himself grows up‚ and has a difficult time with the change. He experiences problems with communication as well as his school work. A common theme used throughout The Catcher in the Rye has to do with contradictions Holden makes. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ first person point of view is used to highlight contradictions Holden makes throughout the novel. Holden’s first contradiction

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    are not simply granted to us‚ but need to be fought for. During the Holocaust‚ there weren’t many people who had chosen to speak up and instead‚ a multitude of people chose to keep quiet‚ sprouting another series of problems. In a speech given by Elie Wiesel‚ he explains how‚ “There is so much to be done‚ and there is so much that can be done.” Therefore the author is saying that there are many things in the

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    book Night‚ by Elie Wiesel. Diving into the history of the Holocaust uncovered some questions that I had and in turn made me more interested in the event altogether. I already had delved into the Holocaust by watching movies and reading some books on it‚ but by reading a real experience of it‚ it made me put myself in his position and it seemed like I was seeing it through his eyes.

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    instinct cannot be controlled‚ so one tries ensure their own safety before trying to save others. Elie Wiesel‚ a survivor of the Holocaust‚ Nobel Peace Prize laureate‚ and author of Night‚ makes a strong point‚“I began to laugh. I was happy. I felt like kissing him. At that moment‚ the others didn’t matter! They had not written me down.” (line 91‚ page 310). During selection at the concentration camp Wiesel was forced into‚ when he wasn’t chosen for selection‚ the joy he felt was stronger than the feelings

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    In the speech Elie Wiesel says that indifference is bad and that it is a crime against humanity .He also said that indifference to a tragedy is not guiltless and that you cant just witness cruelty towards someone or something and not be responsible in some way for what ends up happening instead he said that you have to step in and help the person or thing that someone is being cruel to. He also talks about his experience during the Holocaust‚ and how people ignored the millions of Jews that were

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    the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attempts to catch innocent children before they fall off the cliff and die or before they lose their innocence and become a corrupt and phony adult. While doing so‚ he suffers isolation

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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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