Thesis Statement:
a. Theme:
In our world toady we have many humane actions, in the book
“Night” these humane actions turn gruesome and can never be forgotten in people
hearts.
b. Character:
Elie Wiesel has been through the holocaust, one of the most
appalling events in history but Elie’s bravery and perseverance kept his head
up high through it all.
Quote Collections:
a.
-One day when we had stopped, a
workman took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There
was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought each other to the death for a few
crumbs; The German workmen took a lively interest in this spectacle.
-One of you does not seem to have
understood this. I’d obliged, therefore, to make it very clear to him once and
for all. I felt the sweat run down my back. A-7713. I came forward. A box he
ordered. They brought him a box. Lie down on it. On your stomach. I obeyed.
Then I was aware of nothing but the strokes of the whip.
-Not far from us, flames were
leaping up from a ditch, gigantic flames. They were burning something. A lorry
drew up at the pit and delivered its load-little children. Babies! Yes, I saw
it- saw it with my own eyes, those children in the flames.
b.
- I wanted to see myself in the
mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I have not seen myself since the ghetto.
From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes,
as they stared into mine, has never left me.
-There were no prayers at his
grave. No candles were lit to his memory. His last word was my name. A summons,
to which I did not respond. I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not
weep. But I had no more tears.
-Three prisoners brought a table and
some medical instruments. With the left sleeve rolled up, each person passed in
front of the table. The three veterans
with needles in their hands engraved a number on our left arms. I became
A-7713. After that I had no name.
