others” (Wiesel 11). The book Night by Elie Wiesel is about the time Elie spent during the Holocaust. Many events Elie experienced showed dignity during brutality. Even today people show dignity towards their oppressors and towards people who have lost. Either way, today or in the past, dignity is exhibited in times of inhumane treatment and cruelty. Arguably, during the first part of the book in a concentration camp shows an excellent example of dignity during hardships. As Elie and his…
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horrendous war in 1944, Elie and his family had to leave their life in Romania. Throughout his memoir Night, the confinement of the Jewish people increase as the days in the camp go by. The Jews of Sighet are confined to their homes. From the ghettos to spending uncomfortable days in cattle cars, they had finally arrived to what they thought would be a better place. Although they had reached the unimaginable. Upon their arrival, they lose their possessions, families, identities, dignities, and most of them…
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Elie Wiesel once said, “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrally helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented.” Elie wiesel went through a lot of horrible things. One of them was when he was younger. He had to go through the holocaust. That event was one of the most horrible events ever,for it killed a lot of human beings just because of their beliefs. When Elie…
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Development in Night Cruelty is an important topic when it comes to the Holocaust. In Night by Elie Wiesel, cruelty is used to develop several themes in the novel. While the Nazis are much crueller than any of the prisoners, some caused harm to others in order to help themselves. One of the themes in Night is dignity in the face of inhuman cruelty. The Nazis constantly mistreat the Jewish people, yet most of them are still kind towards each other. When Elie’s father is weak, Elie is tempted to leave…
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Holocaust. This is a number one cannot vision with the naked eye. Families, homes and hopes were destroyed. Not only were the lives of these people taken but so were their souls. Elie weisel remains a very relevant author, especially since Jewish history seems necessary in preventing genocide from happening again. In Night, Elie Wiesel keeps the Holocaust “alive”: as he narrates his experiences of family lost, death of his childhood and questioning of a higher power. “Literature is the safe and traditional…
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In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie illustrates the process of dehumanization. In thinking about the concept of man’s inhumanity to man it is often defined as dehumanization; the psychological process of making the other seem less than human and not worthy of human treatment. Elie’s story illustrates his struggles mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Elie’s life altering experiences have changed him forever. Amid this great suffrage a lot is learned through Elie from his experiences…
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races. Slavery and segregation are prime examples of dehumanization that has occurred in society, although one event seems to be the most well known and talked about example of dehumanization, The Holocaust. The Holocaust happened due to Adolf Hitler rising to power in germany and creating of the Nazi party. Hitler and the Nazi party used the Jewish community as a scapegoat blaming all of germany’s…
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and Elie Wiesel have shown people that standing up to oppressors all the while keeping a positive attitude is a great way to deal with conflict. However; other individuals claim that talking to other people and keeping a positive attitude is the best way to resolve a conflict. Nevertheless, helping other people by standing up to an oppressor is in fact the best way to respond to a conflict. Finding peaceful resolutions, even when faced by autocrats is beneficial for people.…
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