Dehumanization And Inhumane Wiesel's Night

Dehumanization will ultimately end in violence. The inhumane acts that are dealt upon others are the main roots that cause violence to occur. The Jews were forced into situations that belittle their title as human. If a person endures enough suffering and the feeling of being dehumanized, they begin to suffer the violence of one who believes that they have the stature of a human. In Night, we see that the repetition of dehumanization is clearly evident throughout the first 4 chapters. These repeated images reinforce the idea that dehumanization always results in violence upon others. For example, the repeated use of animal terms towards the Jews is shown throughout the book. The Jews were treated as though they were just an animal, or perhaps

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