After reading the first 32 pages of the memoir, Night, I noticed what makes this work There were two key notable factors that made this memoir excel. The most obvious yet effective one is his incredible utilization of tension. To explain, Elie purposely created tension throughout every page by leaving out important details. This causes the reader to wonder before he reveals the information. For example, he writes, “One day, as I was about to enter the synagogue, I saw Moishe the Beadle sitting on a bench near the entrance”(Wiesel 6). Elie starts the sentence, by introducing the who, where, and when, but not telling what. This creates tension and when he finishes the sentence the reader is shot with shock and further tension as we wonder what Moishe is there for. This keeps the story …show more content…
This event made me wonder if the news was good or bad similar to the group’s thoughts. This creates tension and Elie doesn’t say anything about the news until the next paragraph as he increases the intensity of this situation by giving details. To explain, in the next paragraph, he talks about the environment and the thoughts of the other Jews. He describes, “B u t one glance at my father’s face left no doubt.”(Weisel 13). This phrase tells the reader that the news was bad but we still continue to ponder what the news is. His ability to use tension throughout the story adds a special element of intensity yet has a spark of curiosity that keeps the reader immersed. Lee 2 In addition to his utilization of tension, Elie uses intense figurative language to elevate the story. To explain, Elie uses many different types of figurative language to enhance his writing. It can help emphasize specific ideas that he wants the reader to think about. For example, he uses imagery to depict scenes vividly. An example could be when he writes “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith
This individualized information allows the reader to grow closer to Elie and see what his emotions were through the devastating time period. The reader can realize that Elie was just one of millions that
I thought this was important because it shows that Elie is maturing and essentially becoming sort of a father to Chlomo because he has to take care of him and protect him like a father would. • 5 Sentence
The decisions you make in your life always come with a good or bad ending. In the novel “night” by elie wiesel, elie has to make life and death decisions. This novel is about how elie made decisions that lead him and his family to a concentration camp and explains the horrible things they have had to experience. In the end elie was the only survivor in his family. The decisions throughout the novel Elie made impacted his life and his innocence.
The fact that Elie has faced such unbelievable cruelty and is present to his father's death shows his ability to persevere and remain hopeful. His only thought was to stay alive and was achievable by overcoming all the hardships he had faced so
Perseverance is a theme evident throughout Elie Wiesel's Night, as the author's survival in the concentration camps is a testament to his unwavering determination. In chapter 7 of Night, Elie and his father are transferred to a new concentration camp, where they are forced to endure grueling labor and terrible living conditions. Despite their situation's physical and emotional tolls, Elie remains determined to survive and keep his father alive. " I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me?
Elie is incredibly strong for finding a way to keep his will to survive through all the choiceless choices that have been made for him throughout his
Elie is going through many things psychologically; he constantly regrets having not listened to Moishe because as said before they would have had a chance to escape. Also the fact that he lost faith in god was something he grieved about. Throughout the entire book Elie was honest; he didn’t hold back and wrote everything to the best of his ability leaving nothing out. A perfect example about being honest was how Elie talked about having sex with the polish girl (scene wasn’t explicit at all) he left no details out from the entire story and mentioned everything. In the book he says he didn’t defend his father while beaten to death, went to his bunk to let his father die.
This passage from the book just goes to show how much at first Elie needed his father with him, how even if he were to get shot he would still have run to the right side if that was where he was chosen
The Jews are being moved and that’s when it changed Elie. From the ghetto to the train, to the train to the concentration camps. The things he has seen is slowly growing, the horror he has to see. Now he’s determined to keep himself and his father alive not thinking of himself as much, being separated from his mother and sisters. He gets moved from camp to the other and faces death many times.
This novel was the most powerful because it explained in detail what Elie went through. Reading about what Elie had experienced from his point of view makes it easier for the reader to understand what was going on. For example, when Elie explains how it felt to get beaten, I can really visualize how awful it was because he explained it the way it had happened. In the novel, Elie states, “I no longer felt anything except the lashes of the whip… He took his time between lashes.
In a situation where your body is surviving on a thread, your stomach is inflated due to starvation and all the strength you had before is gone, you have to rely on mental and religious strength to carry you through your hardships. In Elie Wiesel’s “Night”, Elie talks about his personal experiences and hardships he faced during WWII and his life at Auschwitz as a young boy. Throughout the story Elie pushes through losing his mother and sister, lashings, seeing babies burned alive and the fear of death but also the hope for it in some situations. No amount of physical strength can help someone survive in the brutal place Auschwitz. Everywhere in the story Elie and other characters show that with mental and religious/spiritual strength, you can push through any hardship you have to face.
Many people don't realize how lucky they are when it comes to family, environment, food, and many other things. We as people tend to take things for granted and sometimes don't realize how easily it could be taken away. Elie Wiesel's novel Night is about his story during World war 2 when he was sent to the Auschwitz camp. When his life completely flips and experiences many devastating events, Elie shows what he went through, his thoughts, his experiences, and his changes mentally and physically. It also shows this dark side of humans and history, and how much power a person could have.
In Elie Wiesel’s Night and the poem “Fear” by Eva Pickova, the narrator and the speaker portray the message of terror caused by one group to another. The narrator in Night lives a nightmare in the concentration camps he and his family were in. In “Fear” the speaker conveys the true horror of the ghettos and what they can do to families. In Both cases, the Nazis are the oppressors and are the root of the conflict.
The passage is an extract taken from a book written in the 1940’s. During this passing, two orphaned children – Andre and Jacob – are waiting to be taken to a concentration camp. During this passage, tension in conveyed through the setting, lighting, actions, character conflict and the reaction of the characters. The author has also cleverly conveyed the tension through the suspense and anxiety felt by the reader.
It is a writer's job to explain to the readers what they mean in a story. Writers/authors are all diffrent so they will use diffrent methods. Some might use imagery to give a reader a image or a view of what they see or even a character. Some might use Irony to show that not all times will be good, but rough times will bring good opportunities. Some others will use structure to give a point because that is the writer's voice.