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    million of those were Jewish. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the calamitous effects of the war are seen throughout the story. Given by the title, the night has significance as it is a reoccurring them throughout the novel. Many important events take place in the night and there is also a great fear of it. The night also has a deeper meaning as it signifies the darkness within human beings. In the novel, the night is the time of change for Eliezer and the night brings out the darkness of the people

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    the police. In 2015 numbers were at 465; but later in 2016 numbers grew to 491 plus 6 percent. In the novel Night, violence plays a tremendous role. German soldiers use violence to force Jews out of their homes and onto the concentration camps. Elie Wiesel and his father encounter many situations when him, his father or both directly or indirectly are exposed to violence. During the novel Elie Wiesel has been mentally and physically abused by patrol officers in the concentration camps. One encounter

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    Izzy “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed” (Wiesel). Adolf Hitler left a devastating mark on Jewish history. In over 40,000 concentration camps the nazis slaughtered over six million Jews. During the Holocaust, all Jews were dehumanized and nearly exterminated. Detailed memoirs of this horrible times are revealed in the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel. During 1944 and 1945, Elie Wiesel experienced the cruelty and barbarians

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    now can become plausible by the classification of “others.” Elie Wiesel’s Night shows that something as small as being classified as Jewish (through a star) can lead to a discrimination and a genocide. What was normal at that time (the star) quickly became terrible. What will the norms today be considered tomorrow? This is the question that teens today fail to realize. Teens today usually have small circles that they are obligated to. Night shows teens that the universe of obligation is something that

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    Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a memoir that recounts his horrific experience of life during the Holocaust. Wiesel is only fifteen when German soldiers invade his home town of Sighet, Transylvania. Before long, the Jews of Sighet are forced into cramped ghettos until they are all sent to concentration camps. For over a year, Wiesel suffers various forms of inhumane treatment as he moves between different concentration camps, eventually ending up in Buchenwald where he is freed along with the rest of the

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    Night by Elie Wiesel is written in remembrance of the Jewish people and to remember the crimes where not only inflicted upon the Jews, but their religion, culture, and tradition (Wiesel). Night is a novel consisting of several themes. One of the major theme statements is risks of ignorance. Elie Wiesel shows the theme of risks of ignorance by the literary devices of ellipses, foreshadowing, and characterization. To begin with, ellipses are shown several times through the course of the story relating

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    Elie Wiesel's The Night

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    The Night was written to remind people of the tragedies occurred during the holocaust, aswell to tell people that it is an obligation to pass on stories of the holocaust to further generations. In the Preface, Elie mentions how terrible the holocaust really was, while doing so several times. The author mentions seven clear words that describe the holocaust, “Hunger-thirst-fear-transport-selection-fire-chimney:” In the concentration camps, there was little or food and drink. The fear of dying, getting

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    Elie Wiesel's Night

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    Night, More than a Time of Day "This is a humbling and deeply disturbing subject for anyone who approaches it, yet we have to learn the history of the Holocaust, to know it as best we can. Remembering the Holocaust and understanding how it came about is part of making sure it never happens ag ain." (Theodore Pappas). Night is the story of a teenage boy who barely survived the horrors of the Holocaust. Towards the end of his life in the concentration camp, Elie Wiesel welcomed death with open arms

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    Elie Wiesel's Night

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    Night: Literary Analysis Review Significance of Title: The title of this book is significant because the most important and tragic events occurred at night. Also, since the title is simple and vague, it intrigues a reader to begin, and once they start, they get hooked by the imagery of Elie Wiesel. Background Information: Night is a non-fiction memoir. It was written by Elie Wiesel in 1958 in French. He wrote this book about his personal experience in the Holocaust. Elie explains many situations

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    Elie Wiesel's Night

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    community was a violation of their innate human rights. Article Five of the Declaration of Human Rights states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” This article was profoundly violated in Night, and the novel now stands as a testimony to the outcome of the maltreatment of others; it will never have beneficial

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