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    Elie does not betray his dad‚ but Rabbi Eliahou’s son does. Wiesel uses the quote “ Oh God‚ master of the universe‚ give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done‚” to demonstrate that he does not want to betray his father by abandoning him during the difficult situations they must face. Elie does not just want to think of himself and his self- preservation which is what many of the sons and fathers are doing‚ for they want to survive. Elie is disturbed from

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    Night’s Wrath In the passage Night by Elie WieselWiesel reveals that during the hard times‚ you have the will to do what you believe in‚ through imagery and dialogue brings meaning of Elie and Juliek in their moments between life and death. First‚ when Juliek says “Alright Elizer…. I’m getting on all right…hardly any air.. worn out. My feet are swollen. It’s good rest‚ but my violin…” Dialogue reveals that Juliek still cares about his violin then anything else like food or even his own life

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    by Elise Wiesel. This book is based on a real life circumstance endured by young Elie Wiesel. I truly enjoyed reading this book‚ therefore‚ I believe that you will enjoy it too. So I am recommending this book to you to read. Reading this book will give you a more in-depth‚ personal view of Elie’s experience during the Holocaust. An interesting fact: Holocaust was derived from the Greek word ‘holokauston’ which translates to ‘sacrifice by fire’. Night is an autobiography by Ellie Wiesel‚ which was

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    hopes that it will never happen again. Night themes include the inhumanity of humans toward others and how death can cause potent harm to one’s psyche. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses many literary devices such as Tone‚ Imagery‚ and Repetition to portray the acts of death and inhumanity as well as their traumatizing effects. Elie Wiesel uses repetition to clearly state and emphasize what he has endured and shall never falter or be forgotten but shall always linger within the confines of his forever

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    Malka Baran is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. Once Malka began speaking about her childhood‚ my first impressions were that she was a happy child before the Holocaust. She seemed to be more of the lower class in that society. She mentioned that they got to see free movies because her father worked at the ticket booth so she was not deprived. Most of her life before the Holocaust consisted of the Jewish religion. Malka had a similar life as Eliezer. For example‚ they both had a maid and lived in a Jewish

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    during this incident‚ including Elie Wiesel’s. In his memoir NIGHT‚ it recalls of the author’s personal experience and how his understanding of God changes throughout his stay in the camps. As the story unfolds‚ the protagonist is extremely devoted and faithful. This is hinted when the author notes that "I was almost thirteen and deeply observant. By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple"(Wiesel 3). During this time‚ the writer’s

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    behave. For example‚ in his memoir Night‚ Elie Wiesel faces countless choices as he endures the vilest adversity: genocide. For example‚ as his ailing father approaches his end‚ Elie may either abandon him or help him. For a moment Elie considers the former option‚ but he brushes the thought aside. In Night‚ Elie writes that “It [the thought] was only a fraction of a second‚ but it left me feeling guilty” (Wiesel 111). Atrocity attempts to persuade Elie to the dark of night‚ but he decides to stay

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    The desire for power‚ fear‚ and self-preservation can cause people to change in ways one could not imagine. In the story‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and Gerda Weissman Klein’s All But My Life‚ the authors share their tragic experiences from their times in Nazi concentration camps. In Addition‚ Klein’s All But My Life shows her experience in many different concentration camps for three years and how differently female inmates were treated than male. In Wiesel’s Night‚ he discusses his experience of being

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    to become selfish‚ hoarding what had and keeping it to yourself. This behavior would slightly increase your own chances of survival. For good or bad‚ most people chose the decision to look out for themselves. This relates to the books Night by Elie Wiesel and Maus by Art Spiegelman because the characters of both books have to decide whether they are going to look out for themselves or if they are going to try to help out others. When a human being is faced with a life or death situation‚ they typically

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    problems together. Whenever and wherever we are‚ other people’s help and care is always exists. This is why the world works well now. Also‚ this is why our life can be peaceful and serene. The speech “The perils of Indifference” that was delivered by Elie Wiesel is what I chose. The speaker through taught his personal experience (The History Place)‚ the definition of indifferent and different events about the indifferent‚ shows how terrible to be indifferent and persuade people not to be indifferent to

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