During the holocaust Elie Wiesel changed from a spiritual,sensitive little boy to a spiritually dead,unemotional man. Elie wiesel said” never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever.” Elie Wiesel was born in Romanian on September 30, 1928. He had 2 older sisters and one young sister and he also had 2 parents. Elie’s world revolved around family, religious study, community and God. In September 1943 Elie turned 15. 8 Months later in May 1944 Elie and his family were deported. They weren't the only family deported by hungarian,gendarmerie and the german ss and police. When Elie and his family got deported Elie knew his life was gonna change forever. Elie got deported to Auschwitz with his family. When they arrived there …show more content…
Then they were later chased outside and were forced to run some more. Elie would stare at his dad hopping to tell him something. But he didn't know what. When night fell and the morning stars shined in the sky. Elie felt that he had turn into a new person.Days past and as Elie worked he would sometimes fall asleep standing dreaming of a bed and his mother holding his face. Then he would wake up standing with his feets on the mud.Some people would sit on the mud because of how tired they were. But they would immediately stand up as a kapo would come. Days later Elie and the other people had already went through a lot of nights. From there on they thought nothing could frighten them anymore. Since then Elie was an unemotional men.
After the holocaust was over in 1945 Elie turned into a writer. He won many awards for novelist,journalist, and human rights. Elie was now a man. He missed his parents and sisters.But He was still that unemotional man that the holocaust had created. But at the same time he was still sensitive. Whenever he remembered his family he would feel really sad.Also When ever he remember how people cried because they were being separated from their family. But he was also the man who knew that nothing could frighten him anymore. The last time he was scared was during the
In the book Night, we the readers witness the hardships and struggles in Elie’s life during the traumatic holocaust. The events that take place in this story are unbearable and are thought to be demented in modern times. In the beginning Elie is shown as a normal teenage Jewish boy, but the events are so drastic that we the readers forget how he was like in the beginning. Changes were made to Elie during the book, whether they were minor or major. The changes generated from himself, the journey, and other people.
Elie Wiesel was a young, religious man. During the Holocaust (1941-1945),Elie lost many things he held close to him, including his religion. As a result, of his experiences during the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel changes from a religious, sensitive young man to a spiritually dead, unemotional man. Elie was young, and religious. Elie's faith was very important to him, it was one of few things he held dear to him.
One thing that comes to mind when it comes to Elie Wiesel. Is he important to history or not really? He was in the Holocaust but it never broke him. He is really hard-working and dedicated to tell stories, teach, and defend human rights.
Elie Wiesel was a “Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate, and International Leader of the Holocaust Remembrance Movement”. Even though he had a hard life he was able to overcome all the obstacles that were that were thrown at him. He was even able to write a book about his life in the holocaust and how it effect him still to this day. Before Wiesel was forced to be in the camp he was just a normal teenager like you and me. He grew up with 3 sister and pursued a religious studies.
(Wiesel) That is when Elie just gave up on everything reason to live, reason to pray, reason for anything, He was a victim of the Holocaust also he was sent to a concentration camp just like everyone else and everyone else has their own story about the Holocaust, Elie was just a boy when all of this happened no one knew a lot about early on and lost his father a few years later during the Holocaust and its a lot to go
Elie Wiesel was a Jewish boy who grew up during the Second World War. According to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, there was a population of 757,000 Jews in Romania in the 1930s, where Wiesel grew up. In the 1950s, after the war, there was a population of only 280,000 Jews. Wiesel was one of the lucky ones who survived the Holocaust. While he was in these concentration camps, it took a toll on his life.
These religious studies were influenced by his grandfather and mother (Biography Editors Par.2). Fast forward to 1944 of May, Elie was 15 and was sent to a camp in Auschwitz which lies the death of 6 million Jews. He gave a brief description in his book Night of his first night in the camp, “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed
He was transferred to Auschwitz. And never heard of him aging” (64). hence , Elie sees how the Germans don’t care if the prisoner help them in the camp or not if you did something wrong you died. In fact, through the novel we can see how the prisoners were treated by the Germans in a inhumane
In this book Elie speaks of his hardships and how he survived the concentration camps. Elie quickly changed into a sorrowful person, but despite that he was determined to stay alive no matter the cost. For instance, during the death
Elie Wiesel’s Metamorphosis “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for- ever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never” (pg 36).
He showed the readers a personal view of the Nazi's treatment to the prisoners. The hell Elie went through in the camps is something that he will never forget. In contrast the dehumanization the jews received was very harsh it was something that changed their lives forever. They lost their possession, family,morality and their identity. Because of the strength Elie had through this horrible experience he has gained a stronger
In a life full of atrocities and cruel treatment is it possible for decent people to turn into heartless brutes? In the novel “Night” answer to this question is exposed to the young eyes of Eliezer Wiesel. In this novel Elie describes his experience in the Jewish concentration camps of Auschwitz. In these camps, the prisoners were faced with extreme brutality facing inhumane torture. “The Kapos were beating us again, but I no longer felt the pain..
World War II had been raging for two years and was bout to enter Sighet. The Germans attempted to commit genocide on the 'lesser ' races, particularly Jews. Through the brutality witnessed, acts of selfishness, the death of his father, and the loss of his faith, Elie changed. Elie became a young man with a strong sense of mortality through it all. By the end of the war, Elie claimed to see himself as "A corpse contemplating me."
The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history. It just so happened to be the cause of six million deaths. While there are countless beings who experienced such trauma, it is impossible to hear everyone's side of the story. However, one man, in particular, allowed himself to speak of the tragedies. Elie Wiesel addressed the transformation he underwent during the Holocaust in his memoir, Night.
Elie was held captive in concentration camps from 1944-1945. During his time in the concentration camps, he became grateful for what he had, overcame countless obstacles, and more importantly kept fighting until he was free. [The Holocaust is very important to learn about because it can teach you some important life lessons.] You should always be grateful for what you have, no matter what the circumstances are. This lesson can be learned when Elie says, “After my father’s death, nothing could touch me any more”(109).