were tight spaces. The Jewish people had to be shoved into boxcars‚ with no moving room at all. Even though they were all the same ethnicity‚ they would do anything to make their journey as less agonizing. In the book Night‚ when a woman named Madame Schachter screamed loudly
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January 30‚ 1933 marks the day that terror reigns and knocks on everyone’s door as Adolf Hitler becomes appointed as the Chancellor of Germany. Since Hitler took over‚ he immediately started to persecute and segregate the Jewish citizens. The Nazis were accommodated with the term‚ “Final Solution”‚ which refers to a plan to obliterate the Jewish citizens. Many torn from the only family they knew and left to work in order to survive. A once in a lifetime tragedy continues to make an impact upon
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Eliezer: He is the narrator of the novel who shares his painful experience of being forced to work and starve in concentration camps only for Jews. Throughout this experience‚ not only does he lose faith in God‚ he also matures as he has to take care of himself and his father from fellow prisoners and the Nazi officers. Mr. Wiesel: He is the father of Eliezer and was the only member of Eliezer’s family that remained with him until his death shortly after a death march. Unlike Eliezer‚ he still remained
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by disengaging themselves from reality. Many people focused on God and used His words to keep themselves sane and patient. Other times‚ prisoners of the cattle cars used extreme methods to deal with the overwhelming pressure. For example‚ when Madame Schächter had broken out in despair‚ the residents tied her up in order to keep themselves orderly. Seeing her “break” made the residents go crazy‚ her cries scared them and made their nerves shoot up. No one seemed to be concerned with calming her down
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him. The second occurrence takes place in chapter 1 of the book when Elie says‚ "Poor Father! Of what then did you die?" The reader knows that his father will die‚ but needs to learn where and how his death will occur. Later‚ Wiesel tells of Madame Schachter‚ a woman aboard a cattle car that continually screams "Fire! Look at the flames!" She‚ like Moshe‚ is warning the Jews of the crematoria in their future. Even though the men and the women aboard the cattle car want to believe that she is just
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story of a holocaust survivor. Elizer and his father Chlomo went from camp to camp‚ from beating to beating‚ all for his father to end up dying in the end. I will explain three types of irony that takes place in the story. Firstly‚ dramatic irony‚ is Madame Schacter’s warning is an outcry about a fire in their future. Secondly‚ verbal irony‚ is the yellow star that symbolizes if one is Jewish. Lastly‚ situational irony‚ is after the tragic event of leaving the camp‚ only to have it liberated
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Night Study Questions with Answers Section 1‚ pages 1-31 1. Describe Moshe the Beadle. He worked at the Hasidic synagogue. He was able to make himself seem insignificant‚ almost invisible. He was timid‚ with dreamy eyes‚ and did not speak much. 2. Describe Elie Wiesel’s father. What was his occupation? He was cultured and unsentimental. He had more concern for outsiders than for his own family. He and his wife were storekeepers. 3. Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?
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In the book Night by Elie Wieser‚ the author explains the situation of Jewish people confined in concentration camps through his very own experiences. According to him‚ he was forced into labor by the Nazis‚ like all the other people who were held with him. Some people might say that the hardships the laborers faced helped build stronger relations amongst them. However‚ I strongly disagree with this idea. I believe that the experiences in the camps weakened relations between the people and was exacerbated
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Symbolism in Night by Brooke Justus Elie Wiesel uses several types of figurative language in Night. In his novel‚ Elie’s use of symbolism is most important in helping the reader understand the horrors of his experience during the Holocaust. The first and most prevalent example of symbolism in the book is the title itself. By calling the novel “Night” it is apparent to the reader that the Holocaust was a dark experience‚ full of terror and suffering. The entire novel is filled with “last nights”
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Sadly for the them it would not stop there. After a few days‚ the caravan cars arrived to take the Jews to Auschwitz. The journey was horrendous‚ The tightly packed cars‚ their basic right to sit had been revoked‚ they were starving and thirsty. Madame Schächter had gone mad after being separated from her family and would yell about how she saw fire.(24) It eventually got to the point where no one wanted to hear this mad woman yell that they would hit her repeatedly to get her to be quite. When they
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