Essay On The Holocaust In Elie Wiesel's Night
Did the Holocaust Happen? Many people believe that the Holocaust was simply a hoax, that it is too hard to believe that it happened in the 20th century, especially in one of the most civilized countries in the world. While many people want to believe that something as tragic as the holocaust couldn’t happen, there is too many facts that can’t be ignored. With a major population disappearance, the staggering amount of victim and Nazi testimonies, and documents from the Nazis themselves, the Holocaust can not be denied. The Holocaust was a tragic but real part of everyone’s history.
If there is one thing people cannot deny, it is the population drop in Jewish people. The population of territories controlled by the Nazis pre-war was well documented …show more content…
Elie has written many books about his times in the holocaust, most notably, his book titled Night. In his book, it goes from the years of 1944 to 1945 and takes place in the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Many times in the book it displays terrible things that happened to most of the prisoners of the holocaust. One of the things is being separated from your family and not knowing what will happen to them. This happened to Elie when he and his father were separated from his mother and three sisters (Wiesel 29). Several prisoners would also receive beatings from the guards. Both Elie and his father had taken a beaten from the same guard for miniscule reasoning (Wiesel 53). The prisoner would also witness horrific things, such as hangings. In one part of the book, Elie had to witness the hanging and torture of a small boy because he would not snitch on other people (Wiesel 65). The worst things, though, to happen to the prisoners was to watch their friends and family suffer and eventually die. This happened to Elie on many occasions. The first time was when he watched his cousin get shipped of to the crematorium (Wiesel 45). Another time was when Elie watched his friend be trampled to death because he could not keep up (Wiesel 86). The most horrific time was when he had to watch his father suffer through illness and eventually die (Wiesel 112). While there is many facts and evidence about the Holocaust, many people still believe that the Holocaust never
If there is one thing people cannot deny, it is the population drop in Jewish people. The population of territories controlled by the Nazis pre-war was well documented …show more content…
Elie has written many books about his times in the holocaust, most notably, his book titled Night. In his book, it goes from the years of 1944 to 1945 and takes place in the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Many times in the book it displays terrible things that happened to most of the prisoners of the holocaust. One of the things is being separated from your family and not knowing what will happen to them. This happened to Elie when he and his father were separated from his mother and three sisters (Wiesel 29). Several prisoners would also receive beatings from the guards. Both Elie and his father had taken a beaten from the same guard for miniscule reasoning (Wiesel 53). The prisoner would also witness horrific things, such as hangings. In one part of the book, Elie had to witness the hanging and torture of a small boy because he would not snitch on other people (Wiesel 65). The worst things, though, to happen to the prisoners was to watch their friends and family suffer and eventually die. This happened to Elie on many occasions. The first time was when he watched his cousin get shipped of to the crematorium (Wiesel 45). Another time was when Elie watched his friend be trampled to death because he could not keep up (Wiesel 86). The most horrific time was when he had to watch his father suffer through illness and eventually die (Wiesel 112). While there is many facts and evidence about the Holocaust, many people still believe that the Holocaust never