Figurative Language In Night By Elie Wiesel
In the Holocaust memoir Night, Elie Wiesel communicates the horrors of his journey from Sighet as an innocent, passionate child to his time spent at the Auschwitz concentration camps facing a harsh reality. Through the use of diction and syntax, Wiesel emphasizes the deterioration of the Jewish prisoners’ emotional and physical conditions.
Within the first five chapters, Wiesel utilizes terminology to present the Jewish background of Sighet, as well as his own passion towards worship. For example, Wiesel has a strong determination to “…find in Sighet a master to teach [Wiesel] the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism.” (5) This terminology is used by Wiesel to show his strong dedication as a Cabbala student.
Within the first five chapters, Wiesel utilizes terminology to present the Jewish background of Sighet, as well as his own passion towards worship. For example, Wiesel has a strong determination to “…find in Sighet a master to teach [Wiesel] the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism.” (5) This terminology is used by Wiesel to show his strong dedication as a Cabbala student.