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Similarities Between Night And Life And Night By Elie Wiesel

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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God, and my soul and turned my dreams into ashes; for many, the holocaust was a living nightmare, shattering their faith, their dreams and hope (Wiesel 34). It is one of the worse events in history, killing more than millions of people. Many works today depict this gruesome event. Among them are Night and Life is beautiful, two different works that share the same purpose: ensure that we do not forget the victims. The first is a memoir by Elie Wiesel, a Romanian author and holocaust survivor. The second is a movie by Roberto Benigni, an Italian actor, director and comedian. Although two distinct people produce these works at different times, they share common topics, two of the strongest themes they use are father-son relationships and innocence. Both Night and Life is beautiful broaden the father-son relations similarly, however, their …show more content…

Eliezer thought about giving up and dying countless times, however, he realizes that if he did, his father would also give up so he had no choice but to keep going (Wiesel 30). He notices that his father is doing his best to keep him alive and be there for him. They become each other’s support, and it keeps them going. During the Ramadan, Elie’s father even forbade him to fast, so he would not die of hunger, since he was already weak due to lack of proper food. The same way, Joshua survived thanks to his father’s support and protection and Guido did all he could to survive so he can be there for Joshua (Benigni 1997). Guido did everything he has to feed and take care of Joshua. Since he has to take care of Joshua makes him take care of himself so he does not die without achieving his goal; Joshua becomes his motivation and strength and he become Joshua’s motivation. Although the two works have many themes in common, they do not treat

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