Thesis Statement:
a. Theme:
In toady’s society people don’t believe in themselves, the
novel “Night” expresses how believing in one’s self leads to success and
freedom to things that are holding us back.
b. Character:
One of the most appalling events in history was the
holocaust, but for Elie Wiesel he held belief and broke away from what was
holding him back in life.
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.
-Listen to me, you bastard! That’s
for you curiosity. You’ll get five times more if you dare tell anyone what you
saw! Understand? I nodded my head, once, ten times, I nodded ceaselessly, as if
my head decided to say yes without ever stopping.
-I was no longer in the same block
as my father. I had been transferred to another unit, the building one, where,
twelve hours a day,
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.
Conclusion Questions:
What are the positive lessons of
the Holocaust that Wiesel hints at in the story?
Some of the positive lessons that
Wiesel hints throughout the story about the holocaust are to appreciate things
in life. We go through life with many privileges and we don’t think about how
lucky we are that we don’t live in an environment that is similar to the
holocaust. We can make our own decision is life; we can stand up in what we
believe in and grow against the crowd. The novel “Night” expresses how that we
should treasure the people around us. During the holocaust many people like
Elie lost their family, their mother, father, and siblings. Now, today we don’t
think about these drastic measures happening everyday. Throughout the whole
novel Elie tries to tell us about his mistakes and how these mistakes changed
his life and how he doesn’t want us to make those same mistakes in our life.
Is there purpose to having faith
even without the existence or justice of God? (Jewish people believed in their
faith even during all of the horrid events)
The purpose of faith is to put
your heart and mind into something that you believe. The existence of faith
doesn’t have to exist because it’s in your heart. Faith will lead you when you
need it most, when you’re in a slump. Having faith keeps people’s heads up when
facing horrid events like for example the holocaust. Even though there might
not be justice in the situation people still held faith in themselves and
others.
Is redemption for man possible,
after committing actions like or similar to the holocaust?
Redemption is not possible for a
man after committing such actions like the holocaust. The actions that the man
did can never be forgotten in people’s heart. People will have no guilt not
giving the man a chance. Always think before you act. If you think before you
act then you can see your decision that will come along with it. People who
just act without thinking will get the conquences that along with that. The
reasoning by the actions must be all right with humanity. Any inhumane actions
will disagree with the public.
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