In the book: Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank‚ Anne and her family were needing to hide from the Nazi´s during WWII when Hitler was in ascendancy. Also‚ the book: Night by Elie Wiesel shows many ways he and his family stayed positive during the time of Hitler in power. Elie‚ a young boy‚ and his family were taken away from their homes‚ put on a cattle train‚ and made to work in Auschwitz‚ one of the most well-known concentration camps. Being able to
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Book Review: Night by Elie Wiesel Night by Elie Wiesel is an amazing autobiographical account of his experiences being persecuted by the Nazi party. Although it is unbelievably sad‚ it is a remarkable story that takes you through his five year journey surviving the most gruesome conditions imaginable. After reading the book I was really struck with the atrocities that took place during the Nazi’s reign. I have read other books about the topic‚ but this book really reaches you on a personal
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examples of people having their humanity taken from them. And they aren’t the only ones. One reason to believe that society does in fact have the power to erase one’s humanity is that society has already been doing it for so long. In 1986‚ Elie Wiesel‚ author of “Night” and survivor of the german concentration camps‚ wrote in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech‚ “Human rights are being violated on every continent.” If he had realised‚ two decades ago‚ that people were being treated so terribly‚ it
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Night Webquest Elie Wiesel: Author 1.) I think the quote that Elie makes about remaining silent and indifferent is "...to remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all..." 2.) Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet‚ Transylvania on September 30‚ 1928. 3.) One of the four concentration camps that Elie survived was Buchenwald. 4.) In 1986 Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Prize for Peace. 5.) Night is a book by Elie Wiesel about his experience at the concentration camps and what he had to go
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Night‚ the time God Disappeared Night‚ the time when God broke promises to Jews and the Nazis kept the ones they made. Elie Wiesel wrote a heart breaking‚ mind boggling book that goes by the name of Night. Night tells the story of Elie Wiesel during the Holocaust. During that time the Jewish people were mistreated‚ betrayed‚ and dehumanized. The theme of a story describes the central messages of the story. There are many themes of Night. One that will be discussed has the horrid name of
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The Writing Style of Elie Wiesel In the memoir Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses a distinct writing style to relate to his readers what emotions he experienced and how he changed while in the concentration camps of Buna‚ during the Holocaust. He uses techniques like irony‚ contrast‚ and an unrealistic way of describing what happens to accomplish this. By applying these techniques‚ Wiesel projects a tone of bitterness‚ confusion and grief into his story. Through his writing Wiesel gives us a window into
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Night Novel Timed Writing Elie Wiesel in the novel‚ Night‚ illustrates how his life went during‚ arguably‚ the worst time in recorded history‚ the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was born in Hungary‚ 1928‚ and was the age of 15 when he first was sent to auschwitz. He went thru many devastations during his time in the Holocaust and with him being one of not so many people to survive this period of time he’s able to tell his story now. Elie’s father‚ Shlomo‚ was another huge character in this book. He was
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Night Portfolio By: Scott Kahler Mrs.Grandel 2nd Hour November 19‚ 2010 Figurative Language 1. Simile- “Physically he was as awkward as a clown. (pg.1).” Moshe was compared as a clown because he was a funny guy. 2. Metaphor- “Thousand gates and one gates leading in to the orchard of mystical truth.” This is a metaphor because each
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eternities ago… It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed” -Elie Wiesel. Millions of heads were enforced in the Holocaust‚ Elie Wiesel was one of the few survivors. Mr. Wiesel survived through the genocide known as the Holocaust. The Holocaust occurred from 1939 to 1945 in Europe. The mass annihilation was lead by Adolf Hitler. Hitler had one capital goal‚ to be the
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Elie Wiesel says‚ "I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions"(5). Questioning God is essential to building a relationship with Him. As one finds the answers to the questions they become closer to God. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie grows up questioning God and when he is put in the concentration camp he questions God in ways that test his faith. Despite having grown up so strong in his faith‚ Elie questions his faith as he is put through
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