Chapters 1 and 2 The novel begins in 1941 with a twelve year old boy named Eliezer as the narrator. He begins the story by introduces the reader to Moche the Beadle. He was a man of all work at a synagogue. They were Jews of Sighet in a little town in Transylvania. Moche the Beadle was a poor man but nobody ever felt embarrassed by him or his presence. Mocha was very awkward physically but he always made people smile. Eliezer got to know him toward the end of the year when he studied in the Talmud
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so if there is no light‚ there is no God). An example of something that happens to Wiesel is when he loses faith in God and grows angry with Him when he sees other Jews praying on the night of Rosh Hashanah. Fire was presented in the book when Madame Schachter began screaming fire on the train to Auschwitz. Fire is a symbol for the destructive power of the Nazis. It’s an ironic symbol because in many Jewish religious texts fire is associated with God and divine retribution. Music symbolizes life‚ in
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to teach people lessons: “Behind me I heard the same man asking: ‘Where is God now?’ and I heard a voice within me answer him: ‘Where is He? Here He is-He is hanging here on this gallows…”(Wiesel Pg. 65) When Elie’s father asks if he remembers madame Schachter he thinks about the first night of camp. How he shall never forget that his faith was stolen along with his dreams‚ hopes‚ sole‚ and his will to live. Faith is so important persuading whether you live with faith or die without a will to live
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were tight spaces. The Jewish people had to be shoved into boxcars‚ with no moving room at all. Even though they were all the same ethnicity‚ they would do anything to make their journey as less agonizing. In the book Night‚ when a woman named Madame Schachter screamed loudly
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January 30‚ 1933 marks the day that terror reigns and knocks on everyone’s door as Adolf Hitler becomes appointed as the Chancellor of Germany. Since Hitler took over‚ he immediately started to persecute and segregate the Jewish citizens. The Nazis were accommodated with the term‚ “Final Solution”‚ which refers to a plan to obliterate the Jewish citizens. Many torn from the only family they knew and left to work in order to survive. A once in a lifetime tragedy continues to make an impact upon
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Eliezer: He is the narrator of the novel who shares his painful experience of being forced to work and starve in concentration camps only for Jews. Throughout this experience‚ not only does he lose faith in God‚ he also matures as he has to take care of himself and his father from fellow prisoners and the Nazi officers. Mr. Wiesel: He is the father of Eliezer and was the only member of Eliezer’s family that remained with him until his death shortly after a death march. Unlike Eliezer‚ he still remained
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him. The second occurrence takes place in chapter 1 of the book when Elie says‚ "Poor Father! Of what then did you die?" The reader knows that his father will die‚ but needs to learn where and how his death will occur. Later‚ Wiesel tells of Madame Schachter‚ a woman aboard a cattle car that continually screams "Fire! Look at the flames!" She‚ like Moshe‚ is warning the Jews of the crematoria in their future. Even though the men and the women aboard the cattle car want to believe that she is just
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story of a holocaust survivor. Elizer and his father Chlomo went from camp to camp‚ from beating to beating‚ all for his father to end up dying in the end. I will explain three types of irony that takes place in the story. Firstly‚ dramatic irony‚ is Madame Schacter’s warning is an outcry about a fire in their future. Secondly‚ verbal irony‚ is the yellow star that symbolizes if one is Jewish. Lastly‚ situational irony‚ is after the tragic event of leaving the camp‚ only to have it liberated
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Night Study Questions with Answers Section 1‚ pages 1-31 1. Describe Moshe the Beadle. He worked at the Hasidic synagogue. He was able to make himself seem insignificant‚ almost invisible. He was timid‚ with dreamy eyes‚ and did not speak much. 2. Describe Elie Wiesel’s father. What was his occupation? He was cultured and unsentimental. He had more concern for outsiders than for his own family. He and his wife were storekeepers. 3. Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?
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In the book Night by Elie Wieser‚ the author explains the situation of Jewish people confined in concentration camps through his very own experiences. According to him‚ he was forced into labor by the Nazis‚ like all the other people who were held with him. Some people might say that the hardships the laborers faced helped build stronger relations amongst them. However‚ I strongly disagree with this idea. I believe that the experiences in the camps weakened relations between the people and was exacerbated
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