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    since the Nazi’s took millions of Jews and placed them in concentration camps. One story told by Elie Wiesel‚ in the book Night describes how Elie survived the holocaust and lived to tell his story. His story describes of the mistreatment of the Jews and his father. The Nazi’s attempt to dehumanize the Jews is evident by the many hardships that Elie endured. The Jews treated like Elie Wiesel quotes “For God’s sake‚ where is God?” Mistreatment of the Jews began quiet and then it was heard

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    Period 1 28 March 2017 Synthesis Essay “To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”― Elie Wiesel. In the memoir‚ The Night by Elie Wiesel tells a story how twelve-year-old Elie Wiesel himself spends much time in trainloads of Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. In a train car eighty villagers have to survive on slightest food and water. When Elie Wiesel is 16 the United States Army in April 1945 saved him‚ but it was too late for his father‚ who died after a beating

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    In the memoir Night‚ the narrator Elie Wiesel recounts a moment when he saw the terrible horrors of the concentration camp “Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns.” (Wiesel 6). Moishe had explained to the people of Sighet the horrors of the concentration camps and what they did there. What the men in the concentration camps did was terribly horrific. Wiesel didn’t have much to say about Moishe’s statements and proclaims‚ in the end he saw at first hand what other

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    there was Elie Wiesel‚ who valued God over many things in his life. When he was forced into Auschwitz‚ he struggled to maintain his grasp with God. Like others‚ Elie began to develop a feeling of hatred against God because it seemed that God had abandoned them and allowed for all the pain to occur. Elie Wiesel’s connection with God changed during the years he left his home until he was liberated in Buchenwald. His journey with God began with devotion‚ leading to doubt‚ and concluded with a loss. Prior

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    These people were belittled to nothing besides worthless animals in the eyes of many. The behavior of the Nazis‚ and their treatment toward these humans are an extreme violation in relation to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir‚ Night‚ he describes

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    faith. Unable to know why God would allow an event so inhumane like the Holocaust happen‚ makes society question Him. In Night‚ Eliezer was a Jew who was forced to go to a few concentration camps. In the camps Eliezer saw and experienced many barbaric events. Him and many other Jews struggled to survive‚ which made him question his beliefs. In the memoir Night by Eliezer Wiesel‚ he uses Eliezer’s relationship with God to show that people doubt their faith when times get tough and that sometimes when

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    soul into a raving madman. Night‚ a memoir by holocaust survivor and professor‚ Elie Wiesel‚ paints the horrors of isolation and how its knives will carve away your flesh and hope until there’s nothing but a vile corpse. In order to avoid the assured effects of this ‘solitary confinement’ in the concentration camps‚ having loved ones were beneficial because they needed one another to talk to‚ keep each other strong‚ and predominantly to keep each other sane. In NightElie tediously oversees his father

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    Family- Sighet Hungary Elie- only son Father- well respected Jewish council Mother- no great detail 3 sisters- Hilda‚ Bea‚ Tzipora Poor Moishe the Beadle works at sinagog Teacher of Kabbalah Expelled from Sighet- foreigner Profit presumed dead Didn’t believe him when he said they were going to die Edicts Couldn’t leave Yellow stars Didn’t allow valuables 6pm curfew couldn’t travel by train not attend sinagog Physical + Mental = Cruelty Inhumane Stop at Kaschau border

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    dad goes through each camps as they experience new ways of how the Nazis dehumanize the jewish people. Wiesel engages readers’ emotions with powerful unforgettable moments in order to achieve his purpose. Wesiel wants to help readers come to a greater understanding of the Holocaust and make them think about how Dehumanization is shown across the story. In the memoir Night‚ the author Elie Wiesel wrote the memoir to show that in tough times‚ people only think about themselves‚ thus creating a Dehumanization

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    In his book‚ NightElie Wiesel uses vivid imagery and dramatic diction to bring to life his horrid and painful memories of the Holocaust and his time in Auschwitz. At the end of chapter 4 Wiesel describes the events that occurred leading up to the death of a young pipel. This scene is brought to life by Wiesel’s incredible use of diction to reinforce the imagery used to create a sense of emotion felt by the reader. Throughout this book diction is used to create a deeper connection to the events

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