The Strength Of Will In Elie Wiesel's Night And Fog

The Jews had to go through terrible atrocities. They were being treated terribly, but they stood strong against the cruelty. The Jews enduring those terrible acts show how, even while being treated at the lowest levels humans can still persevere, retain their humanity, and live on. This is shown through how they kept their faith, how they treated each other, how they pushed on while being treated like animals, and how they kept on living and pushing on. All of these claims can be explained and supported by, Elie Wiesel's Documentary, his memoir, Night, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and the official documentary of Night and Fog.

One of the most significant examples of strength of will in Night is how Elie always treats his father with kindness and never abandons him like many other children do. Even though his father was old and just a burden to Elie he never stopped taking care of him in an attempt to salvage …show more content…
I had always heard of the things that were happening, but I had never truly seen what was being done. When I saw the bodies being pushed by the bulldozer it really hit me how terrible it was and that there was no limit, no stability or safety, no laws or order. These people were being denied so many of the basic needs on Maslow's Hierarchy. It was terrible for those who died, but for the ones who kept on living it was even worse. They had to live right next to their dead loved ones and endure the same treatment they did and they still pushed on! They still refused to give in and persevered through this atrocity. Another scene that really affected me was when the camera was panning over rooms full of hair. It was an awful scene and it showed how the Nazis treated the Jews as something to profit off of and how they saw them as less than human. Again this shows the power of the survivors who kept their humanity despite being treated terribly and