Examples Of Dehumanization In Night By Elie Wiesel

In the wake of Jewish retaliation, and a German guard or officer being killed when the opportunity arose, many Jewish innocents were slaughtered for the deed. “Camp guards shot 26 Jews after four prisoners slipped through the barbed wire in Winter 1942.” The largest example of this was seen when a whole town was erased from the map (700 killed) when the Czech resistance crew murdered a highly regarded Nazi leader. The Jews faced a losing battle. At least if they were going to die, they weren’t going down without some

“Meir Katz was moaning: Why don't they just shoot us now?” (Wiesel 103). This shows how the harsh conditions and punishment of the Nazi officers dehumanize the jewish prisoners in concentration camps. It is the process of dehumanization that made possible the evils of the Holocaust and makes possible the smaller evils that occur on a daily basis. The Nazi guards, as revealed in the Elie Wiesel memoir, Night, were able to victimize their prisoners because the process of dehumanization desensitized them to the evils they inflicted.

Avoid the habit of staying silent, especially when discussing brutal events that shouldn't be repeated, such as dehumanization, which is the act of separating someone of all the characteristics that make them uniquely human, such as uniqueness, soul, and identity. In the eyes of the Nazis, the majority of Jewish prisoners in concentration camps were in an equal position. Some prisoners did survive in the camps but they completely lost themselves while trying to return home. We refer to the Jews who were detained in camps as prisoners, but the Nazi regime treated them no better than animals. In his autobiography Night, Elie Wiesel writes about the dehumanization of "imperfect" people, particularly Jews, who had their identities taken away from them and were either put to death (a practice known as the "Final Solution" developed by Adolf Hitler) or felt lost after their survival, but who were also treated like animals before being put to death.

The way the Germans are treating Elie makes him believe that God is no longer by his side and that faith is no longer helping him. Once more, Wiesel expresses how the Germans are dehumanizing the Jews is by stating, “I knew that I was no longer arguing with him but death itself, with death that he had already chosen”(105). The concentration camps have made Elie believe that death is undeniable and that he no longer can fight to stay alive.

In the sea of “thousands of people who died daily in Auschwitz and Birkenau”[pg.62], it was that one rebellious kid who sparked hope in the hearts of others. For those whose liberty is squashed, the bold words “long live liberty”[pg.62] can have tremendous meaning. But rather, it was due to the respect the boy deserved that hope arose. It was due to his courage that “the soup tasted better than ever”[pg.63] — or else his death would have gone in vain. In contrast to this, when the little pipel was hanged, the “Lagerkapo [head of the camp] refused to act as executioner.

The ones who were not immediately killed were sent to work in some very harsh conditions: with terrible meal plans, very little sleep, and disease. It was a fearful environment. That is not even including the torture of their work. The confinement came into play when the Nazis made the Jews watch their peers get hung for breaking rules. “Long live liberty!

These brave heroes risked being punished by imprisonment or death to save those in need. During the beginning of the war, the Nazis enacted many tactics to force Jewish people into hiding. These

In Night one of the ways that the Jews were dehumanized was by abuse. There were beatings, “I never felt anything except the lashes of the whip... Only the first really hurt.” (Wiesel, 57) “They were forced to dig huge trenches. When they had finished their work, the men from the Gestapo began theirs.

It is impossible to overestimate the immense anguish felt by Jewish prisoners who were denied freedom during the Holocaust. Losing one's sense of self-determination and living in constant fear of Nazi persecution had a terrible effect on people who experienced this terrible time in history. Karl Robert Bodek and Kurt Conrad Löw both drew and painted. They created this art piece called “One Spring, Camp Gurs.” This provides us with evidence of how the camps are protected all around by Barbwire.

Despite being in camps, prisoners still fought for what they believed in and did not let anything or anyone stop them. Knowing that their fighting might not have been able to set them free, withstanding against Nazis gave Jews the piece of mind that they tried and did everything they could to help save their culture. Jewish people did not only resist with violence, they also took a more peaceful way of resisting with spiritual

(Night, 115). The Nazi 's were ruthless executioners. The moment they entered Sighet they tormented the Jews. They forced them into the Ghettos and took their possessions. Elie learned to hate the Germans.

Throughout the Holocaust the Jewish people were dehumanized by inhumane conditions and brutal treatment. For example, the Jews were dehumanized through violence. When the Jewish people were in the concentration camps or killing centers, they were constantly abused by the SS guards. “Count the blows.

Elie’s faith dies more and more as he experiences more violence and death. He doesn’t believe God could let something this horrible happen to a whole race of people, especially in the twentieth century. The cruel and inhuman treatment of the prisoners symbolize the atrocities and horrors of the concentration camps, this example of symbolism makes Elie question his faith in a benevolent

Many survivors experienced severe trauma, depression, and anxiety that lasted long after the Holocaust ended. The dehumanization tactics used by the Nazis stripped the Jewish people of their sense of self and identity, leading many to feel empty and disconnected. For example, Wiesel’s father died earlier than he might have, due to the psychological and spiritual impact of the Holocaust. The Jews during the camps in “Night” had lost their sanity and will to live. For example, Elie Wiesel had given up on his god and felt that this was his punishment.

In which millions of Jews were innocently killed and persecuted because of their religion. As a student who is familiar with the years of the holocaust that will forever live in infamy, Wiesel’s memoir has undoubtedly changed my perspective. Throughout the text, I have been emotionally touched by the topics of dehumanization, the young life of Elie Wiesel, and gained a better understanding of the Holocaust. With how dehumanization was portrayed through words, pondering my mind the most.