Night By Elie Wiesel Summary

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Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, grew up in the small Hasidic Community of Sighet in Transylvnia, Romania. He was a rather religious and sentimental young boy, who wanted to be guided in the studies of the cabbala. He asked his father to find him a master, but his father refused, which led to Elie finding himself a master, Moshe the Beadle. Moshe the Beadle was one of the first people to warn the other Jews of what was in store for them. Soon after his warnings other signs of change came about. Elie’s father was Chlomo Wiesel, who was held in the highest esteem in their community. Though, he did not display any emotion at or away from home. Elie’s mother was Sarah Wiesel. Elie had three sisters; the oldest was Hilden, next was Bea, and the baby was Tzipora. Elie was the third born and only son. His father, mother, and baby sister, Tzipora, did not survive. Fortunately, though, Elie and his two older sisters survived the brutal concentration camps. Night is non-fiction written in first person narrative; the narrator being Elie Wiesel. It takes place in multiple places. It first takes place in Transylvania, Romania. After that, it moves on to Birkenau,…show more content…
First, the Germans arrested the leaders of the Jewish community. Then, the Jews were not allowed to leave their houses for three days. The Jews no longer had the right to keep gold, jewels, or any other object of value. The Jews also had to wear a yellow star. “The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You don’t die of it…” (Wiesel 9). Here, Elie’s father shows that he thinks wearing a yellow star has no importance. The star itself doesn’t kill the Jews, but since it is a symbol of their Jewish background they are sent to the death and concentration camps where they eventually die. Soon after the Jews are made to wear a yellow star, they are made to pack up their most precious belongings and are sent to the ghetto. They are forced to leave their

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