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    Night” by Elie Wiesel is an autobiography in which Elie’s life during the Holocaust is explained. Elie Wiesel uses imagery‚ figurative language‚ and pathos as tools to express the horrors he experienced while living through a nightmare‚ the Holocaust. Elie describes his experiences with imagery. “Open rooms everywhere. Gaping doors and windows looked out into the woid. It all belonged to everyone since it no longer belonged to anyone.” “Some were crying. They used whatever strength they had left

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    Plot‚ characters‚ and theme page I read the novel Night by Elie Wiesel. It is about a young boy named Eliezer during the era of the Holocaust and is narrated through his words. He talks about his faith through the Jewish readings but is cut short when his teacher Moshe is deported. Moshe comes back and tells him the Gestapo shot them all down in a ditch and how he narrowly escaped. This sets up the story telling about the inhumane genocide of the Jewish people. After this‚ the Germans occupy Eliezer’s

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    “He spoke of only what he had seen. But people not only refused to believe his tales‚ they refused to listen”(Wiesel‚ 7). The first time that the idea of silence is ever seen in the book is one of the scenes in the very beginning; where Moishe the Beadle arrives back in Sighet to tell the people of the horrors he had seen in the forest‚ but to no avail. The people shut him out; they say nothing to the man who has seen what nobody should ever see. It’s a state of denial‚ the people have implemented

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    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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    In Night by Elie WieselElie writes about his experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust. In the beginning of the memoir‚ he describes how he and his community were forced to live in ghettos before being taken away from their homes. Alongside this‚ he also goes into detail about how he and his people were treated by the police at this time‚ and the lasting effect it had on them. With the author’s use of syntax and imagery‚ the reader learns specifically how the actions taken against Jews tore apart

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    killing the person they thought they were into something unrecognizable and degrading. where if they see themselves in the mirror they wouldn’t even know who that image staring right back at them is. Elie Weisel develop the theme of identity in the book night in many ways. In the beginning of Night‚ Elizer identity is a

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    camps‚ retell their stories through books and interviews. Elie Wiesel‚ a Buna concentration camp survivor‚ reveals the violation of his human rights through the literary devices of imagery‚ conflict‚ symbolism along with understatement. Wiesel uses these literary devices to emphasize the theme that a prisoner must remain optimistic to overcome oppression in his book‚ “Night”. To start‚ Wiesel describes the violation of the right to live in freedom and safety. Wiesel reveals the horrible conditions the

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    The novel "Night" is a stunning personal history of a youthful adolescent named Elie Wiesel’s encounters taken hostage by the Nazis‚ and living eighteen months in the a wide range of inhumane imprisonment of Germany. The story starts off in the little town of Sighet‚ Romania in 1944. The reader can without much of a stretch‚ distinguish the hero Elie‚ spending incalculable measure of hours in his synagogue thinking about the Talmud‚ and contemplating Jewish mysticism. As of now‚ there isn’t even

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    When the book begins‚ Eliezer was a young and innocent child. A faithful follower of God who dedicated his time reading holy books. His innocency was defaced by the treatment of the Nazis not only to him and his family but also his fellow jews. Eliezer experienced several heart wrenching events‚ the death of his mother and sister‚ the enslavement on the concentration camp‚ and the burning of his neighbors in thousands. His faith in God’s justice and mercy shattered and throughout his life he

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    prisoners changed‚ because of the intense hardships they faced. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel‚ the protagonist Elie struggles to survive the Holocaust. Elie changes‚ as a result of the inhumane living conditions and hardships he faces‚ during the Holocaust. Throughout Elie’s harsh experience‚ he loses faith in God. Specifically‚ Elie becomes quite angry and unthankful to God‚ for they are admitted into the camp. Elie feels that there was no reason to praise God’s name because the “terrible Master

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