The systematic dehumanization of the Jews is prominent in Night. Track the effect of the Nazi program of dehumanization throughout Night. How does it take its toll on Elie and the other prisoners?
Have you ever wondered how it would be like to be treated like animals and make you do stuff you don’t want to do? Well, this is how prisoners in the holocaust where treated like. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel one of the main themes is dehumanization, or to deprive of positive human qualities. Three examples of dehumanization in the book are, first the tattoos on their left arms. Second, the barracks where they slept in 3. And third, the cattle cars with 80 people inside it and no water or food, and very little air.
My first example of dehumanization is when the Nazis tattoo their left arms with numbers. This is showed in page 39 of the hard cover book, when they say, “The three “veterans” with needles in their hands, engraved a number on our left arms. I became A-TI113. After that I had no other name.” This shows dehumanization because instead of being called their names, they where called numbers, as if they where objects instead of humans.
The second example of dehumanization in the book is when they take their belongings. This is shown three times in the book. First, in page 21 of the hard cover book, when they state “Those of you who still have gold, silver, or watches in your possession must give them now. Anyone who is later found to have kept anything will be shot on the spot.” This shows dehumanization because their loved ones where separated from them, and the only thing they had to remember them was taken from them too, and everyone deserves to have something of their own, even if it’s a piece of metal. Second, “Later on the shoes where taken from me too.” Page 46 hc. This means that they had to run miles, and work all day with their feet uncovered, step on the small and big stones, in the winter their feet where frozen because of the snow, and on summer, step on the boiling floor. The next example is on page 32 of the hard cover. “We had to throw our clothes at one end of the barracks. There was already a great heap there.. For us this was
My first example of dehumanization is when the Nazis tattoo their left arms with numbers. This is showed in page 39 of the hard cover book, when they say, “The three “veterans” with needles in their hands, engraved a number on our left arms. I became A-TI113. After that I had no other name.” This shows dehumanization because instead of being called their names, they where called numbers, as if they where objects instead of humans.
The second example of dehumanization in the book is when they take their belongings. This is shown three times in the book. First, in page 21 of the hard cover book, when they state “Those of you who still have gold, silver, or watches in your possession must give them now. Anyone who is later found to have kept anything will be shot on the spot.” This shows dehumanization because their loved ones where separated from them, and the only thing they had to remember them was taken from them too, and everyone deserves to have something of their own, even if it’s a piece of metal. Second, “Later on the shoes where taken from me too.” Page 46 hc. This means that they had to run miles, and work all day with their feet uncovered, step on the small and big stones, in the winter their feet where frozen because of the snow, and on summer, step on the boiling floor. The next example is on page 32 of the hard cover. “We had to throw our clothes at one end of the barracks. There was already a great heap there.. For us this was