Day Elie Wiesel Analysis

Day, by Elie Wiesel, is a story about a journalist who has survived the holocaust and now lives in New York. He and his girlfriend Kathleen are in an in-depth conversation on their way to a movie. When crossing the street, tragedy occurs, he is struck by a taxi and is barely alive. As the ambulance arrived at the first hospital, he was turned away, but luckily at the second hospital, Dr. Paul Russel was willing to help him. Being in and out of consciousness, the only memory he can recall is being struck by a taxi, as he does not know the severity of his injuries. Kathleen rushed to be by his side and Dr. Russel advises her to hold out hope and pray. As the prominent Dr. Russel puts it, “In that case, there are good reasons not to lose hope.