Elie Wiesel's Diction In Night

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Elie Wiesel's harsh diction in the memoir "Night" shows how Wiesel beared witness to history. In multiple parts of the text, Wiesel uses more harsh words showing the fury in the Nazi's words and actions. In one situation, the Jewish community was shipped to the concentration camps. Receiving their assignment and rough punishments. Along with that, if the Jewish people weren't going fast enough to the German's liking they would have their human rights violated. With the unbearable punishments and cruel assignments they also lost many people they made relations with. "There followed terrible days. We received more blows than food. The work was crushing. And three days after he left, we forgot to say Kaddish" (Wiesel 77) Wiesel's word choice of

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