Elie Wiesel’s Night is a harrowing account of the Nazi occupation of Hungary during World War II. Wiesel chronicles the numerous conflicts he faced during this time, including his struggle to maintain his faith in humanity amid the atrocities he witnessed. One of the most significant conflicts Wiesel faced was between his religious beliefs and … Read more
Everyone is born to be different. People are born with their own quirky personalities, habits, and flaws. So many people attempt to change to be what is socially acceptable, but is being the same really what people want? Dehumanization; Hitler uses this tactic during the Holocaust to strip the Jewish people of their individuality. He … Read more
The concentration camps and death camps ruled by the Nazis during WWII were littered with people who could live no longer, who had no strength to go on. These people would commit suicide by electric fence, or find a reason to get shot. Just so they could end their suffering. These victims are the ones … Read more
Who is Elie Wiesel? Has his experiences through this book changed his personality? Changed his perspective? Elie Wiesel was a small boy living with his dad, this book is about the experience that takes place when they were taken to German concentration camps in Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 19441945, at the climax of the Holocaust … Read more
Dehumanization, the process of depriving a person of group of positive human qualities. It is seen differently by everyone, but some may say that it brings out the worst of people. The Holocaust is a great example of this subject, with its harsh conditions and now empowering lessons. Elie Wiesel’s Night tells the horrific, but … Read more
Racing their way down the ramshackle streets of an allAmerican slum, two young boys hurry home. Next-doorneighbors on the seedy side of town, the two children share fears, sorrows, and joys. Yet while one boy will attend a prestigious medical school, his friend will join the gang down the street. In their diverging paths, these … Read more
“Without passion or haste, they shot their prisoners… infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns” (Wiesel 6). During the holocaust, Hitler’s German regime shows to the world that humans are capable of cruelty of an extreme degree. Millions of people met their ends in the dirty, torturous concentration … Read more
Many people want to have courage; maybe because courage is an asset of survival during the toughest times like the Holocaust. According to Dictionary. com, courage is, “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. ; bravery” (Dictionary. com). Having courage means that you are able to … Read more
