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Night Elie Wiesel Research Paper

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Why is the Holocaust such a horrendous genocide? The Holocaust was an event that spanned nearly four years, and over six million humans of the Jewish religion were enslaved and executed. To know how gross, unbelievable, and horrendous the Holocaust is, the memoir “Night”, written by Elie Wiesel, will surely tell you how. Furthermore, the book starts in a town named “Sighet” in Poland, in which a community of Jews lives in. Wiesel and all the Jews are then grouped up, and freighted off to a concentration camp called “Auschwitz.” Moreover, Auschwitz is one of many of camps; however, Auschwitz is the largest and famous of them all. Wiesel and his father will have many battles with faith and survival throughout the whole book. The Holocaust is the worst genocide ever to happen in the history due to the battle with faith, loss in humanity, and lives that are ruined.

Wiesel is constantly battling with whether or not his god exist. On page (64) Wiesel says “Where is merciful God, where is He?’ someone behind me was asking. This is one of the most powerful quotes in the whole book. He begins to question is his religion even real, To add on, he begins to stop fasting, one of the most crucial days of the year for a Jew to prove their relationship with god; however, “I did not fast. First of all…” he says on the page (69). To put the last “nail in the coffin” on the page (76) "It's over. God is no longer with us", …show more content…

Elie Wiesel's memoir tells, in first person experience, the dark sides of the Holocaust. Millions of lives were lost or ruined, millions faith were destroyed, and many survivors came home to nothing. Wiesel goes through many hardships that show truly why the Holocaust is the worst genocide. Words cannot explain the emotions, hardships, and lives that have been absolutely

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