Irony In Elie Wiesel's Night

The Oxford Dictionary of English defines irony as a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character 's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. Irony― the difference between appearance and reality ―is a literary device evident throughout all literature as either situational irony, dramatic irony, or verbal irony. Surprising readers, situational irony contradicts the expected outcome of the story. For example, the audience of the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, expect that Harry Potter will defeat Voldemort, the evil lord, by killing him; however, they are thrown off guard when it is revealed that Harry Potter must allow Voldemort to kill

Some of the opportunities available for them to escape was when they first heard from Moshe the Beadle but they ignored it and stayed where they were. They had opportunity to immigrate to Poland but Ellie's father said that he didn't want to start over a new life. When Ellie's family friend came to bang on their window when they were in the ghetto and they didn't realize that it was an opportunity calling. The maid offered to take them all in but they refused yet again because the father refused to want to take that.

Elie uses few examples of irony in chapter five. An example of situational irony that he used was when Elie and his father decided to escape from the hospital with the others from the unit. In this chapter Elie says, “I learned the fate of those who had remained at the infirmary. They were, quite simply, liberated by the Russians, two days after the evacuation” (Wiesel 82). This situation is ironic because before they decided to evacuate, Elie had heard that the patients left behind were going to die from the building being blew up. Instead of this happening, those who were left behind ended up getting freed. Elie uses the quote, “I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish

The Holocaust changed the lives of many. Those that survived have many terrifying stories to tell. Many survivors are too horrified to tell their story because their experiences are too shocking to express in words. Eli Wiesel overcomes this fear by publicly relaying his survival of the Holocaust. "Night", his powerful and moving story, touches the hearts of many and teaches his readers a great lesson. He teaches that in a short span of time, the ways of the world can change for the worst. He wants to make sure that if the world didn't learn anything from hearing about the atrocities of the Holocaust, maybe they'll be able to learn something from Elie's own personal experience. Usually, a person can internalize a situation better

In Elie Wiesel’s Night, he recounts his horrifying experiences as a Jewish boy under Nazi control. His words are strong and his message clear. Wiesel uses themes such as hunger and death to vividly display his days during World War II. Wiesel’s main purpose is to describe to the reader the horrifying scenes and feelings he suffered through as a repressed Jew. His tone and diction are powerful for this subject and envelope the reader. Young readers today find the actions of Nazis almost unimaginable. This book more than sufficiently portrays the era in the words of a victim himself.

There are good examples of verbal and situational irony in Elsie Wiesel's memoir Night. Verbal irony occurs when words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant. It is grimly ironic when, after the Jews are ordered to wear yellow stars, Elise’s father says, "The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You don't die of it..." The statement is ironic because that is precisely how Elise’s father died. The wearing of the yellow star was one step on the path to the concentration camps and almost certain death. After almost a year in the camps, Elise’s father dies from dysentery at Buchenwald.

As humans, we require basic necessities, such as food, water, and shelter to survive. But we also need a reason to live. The reason could be the thought of a person, achieving some goal, or a connection with a higher being. Humans need something that drives them to stay alive. This becomes more evident when people are placed in horrific situations. In Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, he reminisces about his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. There the men witness horrific scenes of violence and death. As time goes on they begin to lose hope in the very things that keep them alive: their faith in God, each other, and above all, themselves.

The Holocaust was a horrific time period when over six million Jewish people were systematically exterminated by the Nazi government. Throughout this period, the Jews were treated particularly inhumane because the Nazi viewed their ethnicities as a disease to humanity. Dehumanization is a featured theme in Elie Wiesel’s novel about the Holocaust since he demonstrated numerous examples of the severe conditions endured by the Jewish people. The nonfiction story Night by Elie Wiesel focuses on inhumanity and reveals human beings are capable of committing great atrocities and behaving cruelly, when such actions are condoned by society, peer pressure, and ethical beliefs. Elie Wiesel uses literary devices to produce a consistent theme of inhumanity.

In the memoir, Night, author Elie Wiesel portrays the dehumanization of individuals and its lasting result in a loss of faith in God. Throughout the Holocaust, Jews were doggedly treated with disrespect and inhumanity. As more cruelty was bestowed upon them, the lower their flame of hope and faith became as they began turning on each other and focused on self preservation over family and friends. The flame within them never completely died, but rather stayed kindling throughout the journey until finally it stood flickering and idle at the eventual halt of this seemingly never-ending nightmare. Elie depicts the perpetuation of violence that crops up with the Jews by teaching of the loss in belief of a higher power from devout to doubt they

Irony and Night In Elie Wiesel Holocaust memoir, Night, the author frequently portrays many instances of irony during the many situations he is faced with. For example, coming to the concentration camps, many, if not all, the Jews were very religious and faithful to their God. However, after suffering through the day to day torture at the camp, one inmate said to the Elie, “I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else.

Holocaust survivor and author to the book “Night,” Elie Wiesel uses irony, metaphors and short syntax to show the readers the gloomy tone of how the Germans dehumanized the Jews and the torturing effect it had on them.

Today, America protects our basic rights through laws such as the rights to life and liberty to create equality for everyone. While economic depression spread through Germany, a new leader named Adolf Hitler came into power and scapegoated the Jews for all of Germany’s problems. Jews and other groups of unconventional beliefs were treated as unequals and were put to work and killed with no regrets. In the short story “From Night”, Elie Wiesel presents his accounts in a concentration camp that him and his father were sent to due to their religious beliefs. Wiesel introduces irony as a literary device to reveal his attempt to maintain hope throughout his struggles in the concentration camp. His repetitive use of irony verifies his view--one must maintain hope to survive.

The holocaust is a period of time were in a time of war a human’s natural right was disregarded and cast away in a trail of bloodshed that over 6 million people suffered just because they were of Jewish descent and many surviving Jewish people of the holocaust had to deal with the guilt of living and witnessing their family dying. This book (Night by Elie Wiesel, Published in 1960) shows the reader the holocaust through the eyes of the author after he was torn away from his village and relocated to a Ghetto in Sighet. After spending some time in the Ghetto he and his family are forced on to a train with hundred’s of other fellow Jewish people who too are also confused about where the Germans were going to send them to. After spending a few

The title "Night" is very subjective. There are a number of reasons "Night" could be the title of this memoir. The word "night" in itself isn't anything special. Night, quite simply, is what happens when the sun goes down. The moon appears along with the billions of stars in the sky (unless you live anywhere near a city). But why would Elie Wiesel title his memoir about the horrors of the Holocaust something so ordinary? Nighttime is something symbolic. Night is often associated with darkness, whether that's physical darkness, mental darkness, or spiritual darkness. However, there is one sentence that stands out the most regarding the title. The Night felt in this memoir is something that can't be simply put into words.

Irony is usually termed as a technique or way or presenting a topic with one meaning, not disclosing to the reader that a totally different thing has happened. For instance, one might say it is ironic to save up the money to buy your dream car and it sells minutes before you get there. In the mind of someone like Edgar Allan Poe, irony can take one a far deeper meaning. One piece of irony is the name of the victim, Fortunato. This is an Italian word suggesting good fortune. (Cummings, 2005) However, we know from the beginning of the story that his fortune is not good. The more one looks for it, sometimes the more minute the irony can be. Take the description of Fortunato: