An Essay On The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

Out of the 6 million Jewish deaths in the holocaust, only a handful of survivors were left to tell their stories, one of which was a 15 year old boy named Elie Wiesel. Elie’s book, “Night,” is a true story about his life in the Auschwitz concentration camp and how he fought through it all. Thankfully the camp was liberated, and his life was saved. In his novel “NIght” Elie was effected by the events in the book because of life in the concentration camp, emotional changes, and the psychiatric effect.

First of all life in the Auschwitz concentration camp for 15 year old Elie Wiesel was very tough. Harsh climate, incorrect clothing, brutal officers and the lack of food were the everyday struggles in Auschwitz that Elie had to live with. Elie notes that “Fear is greater than hunger.” (page 59) This implies that while hunger is one of the worst problems he is facing, the fear of being whipped or beaten for no reason still holds him back from the suspicious soup cauldrons that were abandoned when the bombs from the allied powers planes bombed parts of Auschwitz. Elie alo comments “I nibbled on my

Elie cared about his father all the way through the book while his father wouldn’t listen to Elie when he tried to save him like when Elie says, “Father! Father! Wake up. They’re going to throw you out side…” (page 99) Elie clearly is trying to save his father because he is the only thing that Elie has left. On the other hand, when Elie’s father tries to sleep he says, “I see, my son. I do see them . Let me sleep,” even though Elie explains to him that the others sleeping are dead when he says, “They’re dead! They will never wake up! Never! Do you understand?” (page 105) But Elie’s dad ignores him and eventually passes away. Before he went to Auschwitz he would have never forgiven himself but now he doesn’t even shed a