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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“Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ which has turned my life into one long night‚ seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children‚ whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me‚ for all eternity‚ of the desire to live. Never shall I forget
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Wiesel addresses the theme of mankind’s inhumanity towards others as he recounts the event on a passenger ship involving the Parisian woman and the native children fighting for a coin in the water. He connects this moment to the horrific scene on the train where men fought to death for scraps of food and German soldiers laughed. We humans can sometimes be the most inhumane‚ from all the destruction we cause to the pain and suffering we create. When one decides to throw everything away in order to
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humiliation…” said Eliezer Wiesel‚ the author of Night. Throughout the course of this book‚ Elie goes through many tragedies that change and shape his character. In Night‚ Eliezer Wiesel is a teenager who is swept away from his life‚ home‚ and possessions to go to a deadly concentration camp called Auschwitz. While in this camp‚ he witnesses the horrors of the Holocaust‚ including death‚ hunger‚ torture‚ beatings‚ and execution. There were several thematic ideas in this book‚ one being silence. It was
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Night In Night‚ Elie Wiesel used his words to describe his experiences in a way that evoked many emotions for me; those being upset‚ horrified‚ and outraged. To begin with‚ being upset (distraught) was one of the various emotions I felt while reading this memoir. Wiesel’s depiction of his first night in Birkenau was especially painful to read; his repetition of the phrase “Never shall I forget” is surely something I will never forget. He mentions flames he saw‚ the horrifying silence‚ the depravity
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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 or cool indifference in the face of what might be expected to cause uneasiness or apprehension; listlessness
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Elie Wiesel: The Great Humanitarian Elie Wiesel was a 15 year old boy. He lived in Sighet‚ Transylvania. Elie was just a regular boy like you and me‚ but he survived many adversities throughout his young life. Wiesel had to overcome death‚ the harsh life in the camp‚ and the humiliation that existed for all Jews. These adversities made Elie Wiesel become the man he is today; he is truly a humanitarian. Elie Wiesel had to overcome the burning flesh smell of his very own people. “Above us is a smell
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The main character‚ Elie Wiesel‚ demonstrates a physical perspective. He was still in his young teens whenever he went through the brutality of the holocaust. His age had a huge impact on his perspective and on the way he processed everything that was happening. During the Holocaust all Elie‚ along with many other people‚ could think about was food. For example‚“Whenever he could‚ he would “organize” a cauldron
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