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    the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the jewish people didn't do anything but have their own morals that they believe in. Yet, they were brutally and morbidly tortured in Auschwitz until they wished for death upon themselves and others. On page 32, Elie states with a strong passion, “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.¨ When Elie says this, it relates

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    Elie Wiesel Reflection

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    Night is a true story by Elie Wiesel about his experience with his father in the Nazi German concentration camp at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944-1945. Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, which is now known as Romania. He grew up speaking in different kind of languages. He spoke Yiddish at home, Hungarian, Romanian and German in public.he also is one of the holocaust survivor. The holocaust The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution

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    Elie Wiesel Themes

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    As the endless night looms overhead, Elie Wiesel along with the other Jewish prisoners must make mind-boggling decisions between life and death, survival and family, and safety and loyalty. Even in a state of utter dolor, the most difficult decisions must be made in order to survive this horrific and disgusting scheme. While Elie has been slaving away by hauling large slabs of stone onto train cars, he feels his foot begin to swell, and the pain become unbearable. A Jewish Doctor operates on his

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    Night, By Elie Wiesel

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    unbearable. Everyday you wake up with this feeling that you’re going to die; sometimes you don’t even fear this happening. In the book “Night” the author Elie Wiesel takes the reader to a place in time that they wouldn‘t ever want to journey to. He gives you a picture of the real gruesomeness and terrifying circumstances that came from the Holocaust. Wiesel tells of his time spent at the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Though the book is only a little over one-hundred pages, you are

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    Elie Wiesel Reflection

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    aware of the physical and emotional changes brought about by adolescence. It is something we all experience, especially on a mental stage which may make us question everything. This is the exact time in his life that writer and holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was put through the destruction of six million jews along with millions of other people in europe under the iron fist of Nazi germany. We can see him mature and adapt throughout his journey from the ghettos to concentration camps like Auschwitz

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    Night Elie Wiesel

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    Night by Elie Wiesel is a book in which has changed my perspective on the Holocaust. In previous years, I have never pondered the true events that took place. This book changed my point of view. Elie Wiesel composed a piece of literature that has reached people across the world. He used the three themes of dehumanization, complacency, and anonymity to portray his story and his struggles during his childhood. The way that he simply states the magnitude of all that happened is truly touching. He saw

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    Laureate warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.” After experiencing the tragedies that occurred during the Holocaust, Eliezer Wiesel narrated “Night”. Eliezer wrote “Night” in an attempt to prevent something similar to the Holocaust from happening again, by showing the audience what the consequences are that come from becoming a bystander. Elie illustrated numerous themes by narrating the state of turmoil he was in during the Holocaust. In Night, Eliezer provided insight into what he

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    Elie Wiesel Quotes

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    Night is filled with a multitude of memorable and meaningful quotes. Elie Wiesel’s words speak about the horrors, feelings, and questions that many victims of the Holocaust had. One of the first impactful quotes is when Wiesel writes about his first night in Auschwitz, stating “Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes,” (34). He’s speaking about how everything changed when he arrived at the camp. Where he was once carefree, he now had a burden

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    Elie Wiesel Reflection

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    brutally honest memoir of much of Elie Wiesel’s childhood. When Wiesel was young he was very devoted to his Religion, asking questions and reading scripture. When the trains were loaded Wiesel no longer had the words to express his disdain. After setting foot in Auschwitz Wiesel felt abandoned by god and no longer believed God was not righteous. Rightful decision he watched children burn, men get shot, women disappear to never return. Despite all this Wiesel never truly lost his religion explaining

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    Elie Wiesel Reflection

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    war not only against Jewish men, women, and children, but also against Jewish religion, Jewish culture, Jewish tradition, therefore Jewish memory” (Weisel viii). In the book Night (1958), the author Elie Wiesel experiences the terrible life of a prisoner in concentration camps. Throughout the war, Elie starts to question God’s reason and is trying to survive until the battle is over. The Jews are treated with inhuman acts by the leaders of the concentration camps, but Eliezer continues to persevere

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