For example, Elie witnesses the hanging of a boy. He thought if God could let this happen to a child then God must not exist. Another example of prisoners in the concentration camp loosing their faith in Night is when the pipel was hung. He was hung in front of everyone to see. Many thought once again if God let this happen, and let it happen for everyone to see he must not exist.
He felt abandoned because he also knew himself that he was only taken in by family for his work ethics but not for the caring and love of a child. The lack of love that he received at a young age for him influenced his decision of running away and living out into the dessert at the age of fourteen. This situation of having no one to depend on or depending on him has given him freedom and independence but has also betrayed his caring and loves towards others. Nat Swanson is ushered by a stray dog through his lonely journey. The impact of the dog accompanying him shows the lack of communication that Nat Swanson has.
If Romeo or Juliet had thought about what they were doing the book would have been different they would not have died for each other's love. Also in the story Night the main character is Elie Wiesel whom is also the author. The boy keeps surviving brutal treatment and moving from camp to camp through harsh environments for the love of his father and so he could see his family again. Most people would not have survived but he still did because of his emotions. Because of his fear of the Nazis and his fear of losing his dad he was able to survive.
The story is powerful and affecting through the negligence of the Nazis. In Night, the people are forced to adapt to this horrific situation by focusing on the needs of survival, resisting faith and religion, and simply becoming accustomed to their surroundings. The simple task of the prisoners in concentration camps is to survive the inhumane acts the Nazis perform. Enduring the torment alone would not relieve them of death, but would facilitate them to live. When first placed in this situation, it would seem almost impossible to be able to live in these circumstances.
Before his mom and sisters died, he was given plenty of love. After they were gone, the only person left for him to love was his father. Chlomo Wiesel wasn’t the kind of person that shows love and affection to people though. It’s more towards the end of the book that Elie realizes how much he cares about his dad. At one point, when Chlomo was being beaten by Idek, he was ashamed of his father and he didn’t feel any grief for him.
Conflict can cause the loss of humanity, dignity and beliefs. In Elie Wiesel’s autobiographical text, Night a major loss in Elie’s life, due to conflict, was the loss of his faith. The Conflict that Elie faced caused him to question and to lose his faith in God. “Never shall I forget that night … Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever” (Elie Wiesel, Night) The conflict that Elie encountered was so overpowering and influential on him, that it caused Elie to lose a part of him that, before conflict, had driven his entire life; faith. Conflict can also result in a loss of humanity.
“I found myself accepting whatever was told to me with equanimity and a detachment I would have never believed possible…I felt lonely, but it was an animal loneliness. I became part of the darkness of the night…,” quoted Hiroshima bomb survivor, Dr. Hachiya (Steele). Burns, fires, and radiation-related diseases hovered over the survivors. Compared to the mental and emotional ailments, the physical damages were nothing. Images of death combines with nightmares disturbed the citizens relentlessly (Chaitin-1).
Upon first entering a concentration camp, Elie is reliant on his father to protect and watch over him, just as any son would be. When Elie and his family arrive at Birkenau, a “killing” camp, Elie is immediately separated from his mother and sister when the women are forced to part from the men. Elie now has only father to cling to: “My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him, not to remain alone” (Wiesel 30). Left with only his father, Elie’s main goal becomes to avoid their separation.
Survival: Luck or Wisdom? Art Spiegleman’s books, Maus I and Maus II, are graphic novels describing Art’s father, Vladek, and his plight through the Holocaust. During that time, the Jews were performing acts so unthinkable that if performed today, would be seen as crude and obscene. These acts, though looked down upon, were done with only one thing in mind: survival. Surviving the strict Nazis and traumatizing death camps depended purely on one’s good luck or one’s strategic knowledge.
Gary wants to break away from poverty and keep the next generation out of working in the fields or factories. The thought of having such a life like his parents made him scared and he overcame all of it as he explains in his book. Gary also, writes about the power television had on his siblings and on himself helps him to be where he is now. He is poet and enjoys life with his wife and