Night Chapter 5 Chapter Five Journal Vocabulary: Functionaries- People who function in a specified capacity Lamentation- the act of expressing grief Kaddish- liturgical prayer‚ consisting of three or six verses Achtung- attention in German Characters: Hospital Patient: He says that he is going to die soon‚ and warns Eliezer that there are more “selections” at the hospital. Symbol(s): Number: This symbolizes your identity in the concentration camps‚ it is what defines your fate. Reflection:
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The time period during World War II was very devastating. There were a countless amount of brutal deaths‚ with people even being burned alive. The setting of Night takes place in 1944‚ in a concentration camp called Buchenwald. It all starts out when the main character‚ Eliezer‚ has his Jewish hometown overrun by the Germans. Eliezer’s hometown gets turned into a ghetto by the Germans‚ and they are forced to stay in the ghetto until the whole neighborhood is sent to the concentration camps. Since
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Indifference “What are its courses and inescapable consequences? Is it a philosophy? Is there a philosophy of indifference conceivable? Can one possibly view indifference as a virtue? Is it necessary at times to practice it simply to keep one’s sanity‚ live normally‚ enjoy a fine meal and a glass of wine‚ as the world around us experiences harrowing upheavals?” (Elie Weisel Nobel Peace Prize Speech). Indifference denotes an absence of feeling or interest; unconcern‚ an absence of concern or solicitude‚ calm
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When a person first reads the famous quote “We must always take side. Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented.” Spoken by the notable Elie Wiesel while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize of 1986‚ it could cause a reaction; in this case any reaction could occur depending on a person’s morals‚ ethics and even values. But‚ what does this quote really mean? Does it define the horrific situations that Rwanda‚ the Nazi’s‚ or Syria went through
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one of the descriptions of what they did to the Jews. I believe that this quote has a very strong description of the inhumane things that the Nazis did to the Jews. It explains how they mercilessly killed them. It states‚ “Without passion or haste” (Wiesel 6) which indicates they used an extremely cruel tactic of extermination; slow and torturous. Without passion indicates that they treated the Jews as inanimate objects that; treating them as if they has no sense
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The book “Night” and its topic of the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald is very essential to the story. Wiesel describes these camps with great detail and emotion which got my attention and curiosity. With the research I have collected I learned that Auschwitz and Buchenwald were two major concentration camps to the Nazis in Germany that were mainly for either executing prisoners or forcing them to work in a variety of different fields. These two camps were known more as complexes
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Jessica Ms. Taravella Accelerated English 9A 12th January 2012 Night - Final Exam Theme Analysis Night may be a peaceful time for some‚ but for holocaust survivors‚ it was a horrific memory. The novel Night by Elie Wiesel is an autobiographical account of a teenager in the early 1940’s being forced to move into a ghetto and then into a concentration camp by the German Nazis. Nazi occupied Eastern Europe was ruled by the dictator Hitler
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In the novel Night‚ author Elie Wiesel describes his time being exposed to the extremely brutal conditions of the Nazi concentration camps. Most‚ if not all European Jews were forced into these labor camps where the prisoners had to work in order to stay alive. Upon arrival‚ people were split into two categories‚ one of which was given the opportunity to live‚ while the other was not as lucky. This chance was “granted” to those who showed an ability to work with ease‚ but for those who showed signs
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A loud “whoosh” echoes throughout the dark distant auditorium‚ and in an instant huge gleaming lights lower themselves upon the stage. The stage sits empty‚ lifeless‚ waiting‚ listening..listening for one to drop jaws with their all-knowing Mozart Symphony or disappoint with a piece that has no rhythm. With each day a new audience gathers around to join the stage in listening. To some it just may be a song‚ but to others it is a message‚ a chapter‚ a story. A story that throws all of life’s up’s
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at your lowest point‚ your soul and mind become dark and you feel that have no way out‚ you begin to see life very differently. You now are able to analyze the world‚ and shift through all the bells and whistles in it and see the truth‚ which was once hidden from you. I think that is exactly that Theodore Roethke meant when he wrote "In a dark time‚ the eye begins to see‚..." Personally‚ I agree fully with Roethke’s statement. Roethke’s ideology is found in both "Night" by Elie Wiesel and "Of Mice
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