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Resilience In Night

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Jackson Smith English 2 Honors Mrs. Degrood 2/6/2024 Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Title: Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs. Adolph Hitler put six death camps into operation during the Holocaust, which was responsible for the death of eleven million Jews. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the experiences depicted in "Night" by Elie Wiesel, uncovers the intrinsic human drive for survival, the resilience of the human spirit, and the profound significance of basic needs in sustaining hope amidst despair. In "Night," Elie Wiesel recounts his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust, offering a profound exploration of human resilience amidst extreme adversity. Through the lens of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Wiesel's narrative reveals how individuals strive to meet basic needs for survival, …show more content…

Set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Europe, the narrative follows Wiesel's journey from his peaceful hometown of Sighet, Transylvania, to the horrors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Drawing parallels to Wiesel's narrative, we explore how these needs manifest in the context of extreme suffering and resilience. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the experiences depicted in "Night" by Elie Wiesel, uncovers the intrinsic human drive for survival, the resilience of the human spirit, and the profound significance of basic needs in sustaining hope amidst despair. It was not unusual for them to go days without food. They were lucky to go get watery soup and a bit of bread daily. Elie described, “I was nothing but a body. Perhaps even less: a famished stomach. The stomach alone was measuring time” (Page 52). This shows that the prisoners were starved so badly that all they could think about was their hunger. In "Night," the depiction of hunger, thirst, and physical deprivation underscores the primal instinct for survival and the dire consequences of their

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