QUOTES 1. Take care of your son. He is very weak‚ very dehydrated. Take care of yourselves‚ you must pass selection. Eat! Anything ‚anytime. Eat all you can. The weak don’t last very log around here..” The man that is previously talking to Elie and his father is telling them that they need to do what ever they can to past selection. 2. “The only thing that keeps me alive‚” he kept saying “is to know that Reizel and the little ones are still alive. Were it not for them. I would give up.” This means
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The book is called “Night” by Elie Wiesel. This book is a first encounter of the Holocaust where Germany prosecuted and sent Jews to camps to be prisoners and tortured or killed. In this personal encounter of Elie he is sent to Auschwitz along with his father‚ mother‚ and sister. Elie experiences terrible events that happen at the camp including his father’s death and abuse. Throughout the book Faith and Terror were a huge part of the holocaust. In the book Elie went through a rollercoaster
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Battle Against Evil Night by Elie Wiesel and "Hangman" by Maurice Ogden both make strong points of view towards the battle between mankind and evil. Wiesel ’s personal experiences give the reader very specific and down to the point accounts of the Holocaust. In contrast‚ Ogden musical poem gives the reader a very indistinguishable idea of what is taking place. One must examine rhyme over and over to be given the full impact of the poem. The battle against evil may be compared on the basis of their
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Dehumanization “Without passion‚ without haste‚ they slaughtered prisoners” (Wiesel 5). Night by Elie Wiesel explores the horror of the ways the Jews were treated during the Holocaust. No matter what age or gender‚ the Nazi’s treated all Jews like "animals" or "things ". No one called the Jews by their names‚ just their prison numbers as if they were only figures to be put to work. The atrocities that happened during the Holocaust were not only unbearable for most Jews‚ but also unimaginable for
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ELIE WIESEL * His survival of a Nazi concentration camp has shaped his destiny. * It has guided his work as a writer‚ teacher‚ and humanitarian activist; influenced his interaction with his Jewish faith; and affected his family and personal choices. * Wiesel spent his childhood days of the 1930s and 1940s studying sacred Jewish texts. * In 1944 during World War II‚ Wiesel’s life took a profoundly unexpected turn when Germany’s armies invaded Sighet. * Wiesel was freed in April
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not easy‚ but Elie Wiesel did it‚ and wrote many books about it. He has won many awards like the Nobel Peace Prize. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust‚ wrote books about his experiences‚ and has influenced our society. Elie was born on September 30‚ 1928. He was born in Sighet‚ Transylvania‚ which is now Romania (“Elie Wiesel Biography”). The Wiesel family consists of Sholmo‚ Sarah‚ Hilda‚ Bea‚ Eliezer‚ and Tsiporah (Aikman). His was given the birth name Eliezer (“Elie Wiesel Biography”).
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Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is a work of Holocaust literature‚ although it has a decidedly autobiographical slant. Wiesel based the book--at least in part--on his own experiences during World War II. The book has received considerable acclaim‚ and the author received the Nobel Prize in 1986. Here are a few quotes from Wiesel’s famous novel. * "What can we expect? It’s war..." - Elie Wiesel‚ Night‚ Ch. 1 * "I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that you could prepare
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difficulties and at times‚ heart jerking moments. Thanks to many hardships‚ learning to deal with and conquering adversity is what makes the individual who they are in the world today. Elie Wiesel in the book Night ‚ Tom
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In Elie Wiesel’s book “Night”‚ uses eyes and/or night to demonstrate people’s humanity within the camps and throughout the book. I will be talking about Moche the Beadle‚ Elie and the little boy who was hanged. First‚ Moche the Beadle. At the beginning of the book‚ his eyes were described as being dreamy. He would be a representation of innocence and heavenly wisdom. He was later deported before the rest of the jews in the area. He saw infants being used as targets.When he escaped and came back home
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Night‚ written by Elie Wiesel‚ portrays the story of a boy experiencing the horrifying events of the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel came from a Jewish family who had a strong faith in God and the Jewish religion. One of the major conflicts in Night is Elie’s internal battle with his faith. Elie’s principles shift during the course of the book from ardently believing in a benevolent God to questioning Him‚ but ultimately regains his faith by the time he leaves the concentration camp. Elie’s dedication
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