Fear In Elie Wiesel's Night
Ultimately, Night by Elie Wiesel was a whirlwind of emotions. Although the most prevalent emotion displayed throughout his entire memoire was fear. This memoire exemplifies the most disturbing of fears experienced by the victims during the Holocaust: Fear of the certainty of losing each other was indefinite, as was fear of pain experienced, and lastly fear of death.
Although fear of pain and death were always existent, the captives of these work camps were always fearful of losing friends and family. Even before Elie and his family entered the work camps, fear of losing each other was apparent,
“I wanted to return to Sighet to describe to you my death so that you might ready yourselves while there is still time...But I wanted to warn you.”(Wiesel 7)
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So much for your curiosity. You shall receive five times more if you dare tell anyone what you saw!” (Wiesel 58)
When Idek had threatened Elie, it was after Elie had just been whipped twenty-five times, therefore making Elie all the more frightened of pain. Elie and many others were very frightened/ fearful of pain and it was incomparable to the fear of death.
Under normal circumstances, when people pass away, those around them are entitled the opportunity to mourn. Victims of the Holocaust, however, were never given this opportunity in the work camps, making them evermore fearful for the unjust deaths of loved ones, but possibly their own deaths as well.
“Do you see that chimney over there? See it? Do you see those flames? (Yes we did see the flames) Over there-that’s where you’re going to be taken. That’s your grave, over there.” (Wiesel 28)
The very existence of the inmates was not important to the Germans; their lives could blow out like a flame and the Germans would not care. Everyone was appalled at what secrets were kept in these camps, but they were most fearful of whether or not their own lives would be lost in the
Although fear of pain and death were always existent, the captives of these work camps were always fearful of losing friends and family. Even before Elie and his family entered the work camps, fear of losing each other was apparent,
“I wanted to return to Sighet to describe to you my death so that you might ready yourselves while there is still time...But I wanted to warn you.”(Wiesel 7)
When Moishe the Beadle had a near …show more content…
So much for your curiosity. You shall receive five times more if you dare tell anyone what you saw!” (Wiesel 58)
When Idek had threatened Elie, it was after Elie had just been whipped twenty-five times, therefore making Elie all the more frightened of pain. Elie and many others were very frightened/ fearful of pain and it was incomparable to the fear of death.
Under normal circumstances, when people pass away, those around them are entitled the opportunity to mourn. Victims of the Holocaust, however, were never given this opportunity in the work camps, making them evermore fearful for the unjust deaths of loved ones, but possibly their own deaths as well.
“Do you see that chimney over there? See it? Do you see those flames? (Yes we did see the flames) Over there-that’s where you’re going to be taken. That’s your grave, over there.” (Wiesel 28)
The very existence of the inmates was not important to the Germans; their lives could blow out like a flame and the Germans would not care. Everyone was appalled at what secrets were kept in these camps, but they were most fearful of whether or not their own lives would be lost in the