never the tormented." is a powerful quote said by Elie Wiesel. In a simplistic way this quote is saying that in a time when something is going wrong‚ don’t stay silent. Tell someone and speak up because if you don’t‚ the wrong will continue to be done and nothing with solve it. The validity of this statement can be proven through two different works of literature. The fist work of literature is a memoir written by Elie Wiesel. It goes by the name of Night and consists of Elie’s experience in the Holocaust
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Night Analysis Elie Wiesel’s use of language and structure emphasizes the meaning and tone of the selection. Closely examine the memoir and your annotations to find examples of these features of language and structure. Fill in the chart below‚ providing the definition of the device‚ 2-3 examples from the text complete with page number references‚ and the effect of each example on the context in which it is used and the work as a whole. Literary or Stylistic Device | Definition of Device | 3-4
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Night is by a Jewish teenager named Eliezer Wiesel. When the life begins‚ Eliezer lives in his hometown of Sighet‚ in Hungarian Transylvania. Eliezer likes to study the Torah and the Cabbala. His teacher Moshe the Beadle has been deported. After a few months‚ Moshe returns‚ telling a terrifying story; the German secret police force took charge of the train and led everyone into the woods‚ regularly slaughtered them. But nobody seems to believe Moshe‚ who is taken for a maniacal. In the spring‚ the
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In the memoir “Night”‚ Elizer Wiesel describes what he and his father had to endure when they were captured from their homes and brought to Auschwitz‚ a concentration camp. The situations he describes are terrifying. One that really attracted my attention was a single sentence. “Babies were thrown into the air and the machine gunners used them as targets.”(Wiesel‚ 4).This one single sentence is certainly the most disturbing event I have ever heard in my entire life. How could it be that a human being
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From Judaism to Defiance Although Elie is portrayed as a young devout Jew in the first chapter‚ he soon beings to question God’s authority‚ as he struggles with theodicy. After Elie’s family diverges‚ he begins to demonstrate his first signs of disbelief in God’s authority‚ especially as some of his Jewish acquaintances recite the Kaddish. While facing the crematorium pit‚ he articulates‚ “For the first time I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal‚ Lord of the Universe
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“Which is worse? Killing with hate or killing without hate?” –Elie Wiesel. One of the most prominent themes in the novel Night is the topic of dehumanization. Throughout the Holocaust the Jews suffered the act of dehumanization‚ or being deprived humane treatment. From the beginning the Jews were forced to endure the horrible conditions of the Ghettos. They were killed by the thousands in the gas chambers. And some even faced wrath of Dr. Mengele and his torturous experiments. The Ghettos were temporary
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person of group of positive human qualities. It is seen differently by everyone‚ but some may say that it brings out the worst of people. The Holocaust is a great example of this subject‚ with its harsh conditions and now empowering lessons. Elie Wiesel’s Night tells the horrific‚ but real‚ story of a boy and his dehumanization‚ and how it changed his life forever. Throughout this time‚ I have learned the feelings of malice‚ torture‚ sorrow. During this time I have discovered that‚ stripping the good
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and worship him everyday. Elie Wiesel was a very strong believer himself. He prayed everyday and wanted to further study him religion and master it. Only after he was sent to the concentration camps to witness and experience all of these inhumane and terrible things that were happening did he question if God was really there. By writing this book Elie was trying to teach readers how horrible things can drastically change your feelings about something. In Night‚ by Elie Wiesel
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Most of the characters had this feeling‚ but the feeling of guilt was most apparent in Hans‚ Liesel’s father. Hans feels guilt even for his past‚ such as when he managed to escape Death in World War I because of Erik‚ his friend‚ who signed him up for handwriting duty. He felt guilty because if it was not for Erik‚ he would have been dead instead of Erik
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war must find a way to stay together and survive one of the most horrific events in history. The novel night follows a fifteen-year-old boy who travels with his family to Auschwitz. Elie’s mother and sisters are sent to a death chamber meaning that Elie and his father are the only family they have left. Sadly‚ this is the tale of many Jewish families during World War II and the holocaust. While Elie is at Auschwitz he and the rest of the people at the concentration camp are put through a series of events
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