THemes 1.) Man’s inhumanity to man Removal of human looks that defined who they are * Same uniform * Cut hair to remove individuality. * “In a few seconds we had ceased to be men” 37 * “I became A-7713. From then on‚ I had no other name”42 The harshness of the camp quickly transformed them into selfish indifferent people * “I had not even blinked‚ only yesterday I would have dug my nails into the criminals flesh” 39 * “you’re killing your father”101 * “The old
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hold strong to the god you once believed in. This is how many people‚ including‚ Ellie felt during the Holocaust. In the book Night Ellie uses repetition‚ irony‚ and dictation to show loss of faith in his book. To show how the workers were losing faith in God Elie uses repetition. In the book Ellie says “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my god and soul and turned my dreams to ashes”(34). He’s describing how the Nazi’s killed his faith. Ellie continues to repeat this saying “Never shall
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In Elie Wiesel’s Night the scenes of the hangings represent a turning point for Elie’s faith in God and affect him and the reader alike. The first hanging of the dentist fails to torment Elie. He recalls‚ “I remember that on the evening‚ the soup tasted better than ever” (Wiesel 63). Seemingly‚ the death of the dentist causes Elie to be indifferent. The dentist assists the Nazi force by pulling gold teeth from the mouths of the prisoners and his death meant the preservation of Elie’s crown. However
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Survivor of Holocaust In Elie Wiesel’s Night (1960)‚ Eliezer Weisel deals with the harsh brutality of the Holocaust. He uses mental attributes such as determination and faithfulness to overcome the harsh environment and events that he manages with. His despondency is a result of all of his misery. With his mental attributes‚ he hardly survives‚ but his despondency is a result of his loss of hope because he has suffered emotionally‚ spiritually‚ and physically. Eliezer’s determination allows him
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Night By Elie Wiesel Hope or despair? The book "Night" by Elie Wiesel is a first-person narrative about the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the genocide of over 6 million European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II The book tells the story of the time when the author was taken to a concentration camp by the Nazis. At the time he was only 14 years old and lived in Sighet‚ Transylvania. He tells us all of his horrifying experiences as a Jewish prisoner. Even though he tells us this gruesome
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bloody part of World War II. Germanys attempt to take over the Soviet Union was a complete failure. They did manage to get five miles into the Soviet Union but were unable to secure Stalingrad like they wanted too. The Germans wanted to build an economic empire but capturing the huge oil fields in the eastern part of the Soviet Union. Hitler sent his sixth army to take Stalingrad‚ which was his last obstacle to the oil fields. Stalingrad never fell to the Germans though. In two hundred days the
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every day. Elie Wiesel (who dat?) stated in his Nobel Prize speech‚ “For us‚ forgetting was never an option. Remembering is a noble and necessary act.” This quote explains that Elie‚ a Holocaust survivor‚ cannot forget his actions as well as others actions during this time. We look at people like Elie in awe after understanding the many hardships they have endured. It is impossible to stay noble‚ and was especially hard for Elie due to the dehumanization he experienced‚ as well as how Germany turned
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child they lose this naive impressionability and during this time they are able to comprehend the truth. This being they have to realize that their parents do not know everything‚ which understandably leads to dissatisfaction. In Elie Wiesel’s Night‚ Elie undergoes a similar transformation alongside his father as Elie experiences his father’s conspicuous change. Under the perpetual cruelty and harsh conditions faced in the concentration camps‚ Elie’s exasperation steadily evolves. His father is the
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economy‚ pieces of my land being given to other countries‚ resentment from my people towards people of other nationalities and resentfulness from them towards my people which had led to an overall depressing atmosphere. The Second World War caused a multiplier effect of these situations where conflict‚ inequality and suffering became even more widespread. This broke my heart and had the wars or the Holocaust gone on any longer than they did I may have broken apart as a country. A broken country with broken
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way that these people thought‚ functioned and behaved on a regular basis. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel‚ the main character Elie struggles through many inhumane events‚ which caused him to lose his faith in God‚ man and himself. Elie responds negatively to devastation during the Holocaust‚ yet others respond to devastation positively; the difference is perspective. Elie was a very religious boy who dedicated his life to benediction. During the holocaust‚ the Jews were blind to what was really
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