Minor details have been altered, but what happens to. Although night is not necessarily a memoir, this sparknote often refers to it as one, since the works mixture of testimony, deposition, and emotional truthtelling renders it similar to works in the memoir genre. What was the name of the camp where the jews were sent to in chapter 6 of the book night by. When a former nazi meets a holocaust survivor duration.
About night chapter 1 night is elie wiesels memoir of being a child during wwii. Elizer wiesel grew up in sighet, a small town in translyvania. Never shall i forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed. This excerpt is a simile because it directly connects moishes title to one that has no surname. Locations continue that sense of irony because everyones lives are filled with unexpected outcomes. He is a strict orthodox jew who is tutored by moshe the beadle. Night quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. Night chapter 1 question answers university of wisconsin. Chapter 1chapter 3 chapter one eliezers memoir begins in 1941 where, as a boy of, he lived in sighet, a small hamlet on the border between hungary and romania. This example of figurative language compares moishes awkward traits to that of a clown. Chapter 1 they called him moche the beadle summary. There are several documents to use while teaching the book night. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9.
Except for a snap decision, a sleepless night, or a friend staying over, each person might have been directly in the path of the. What does it mean for a life to be turned into one long night. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel that was first published in 1960.
His friend, moshe, was one of the few to make it out alive and. Chapter 1 eliezers journey into hell began with a yellow star, which the nazis forced jews to wear. Never shall i forget those flames that consumed my faith forever. Never shall i forget the small faces of the children whose bodies i saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky. They watch as other jews are crowded into the streets in the hot sun, carrying only what fits in packs on their backs. Hes a poor jew in the town of sighet now in modernday romania, where our author and narrator, eliezer wiesel, lives. Due to its direct comparative nature using as, it is classified as a simile. Read chapter 1 from the story night diary entries by rik3shp rikesh patel with 1,179 reads.
We were no longer allowed to go into restaurants or cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogue, to go out into. Found poems about elie wiesels book night after reading the book by elie wiesel in which he wrote about experiencing the holocaust, students wrote found poems. Start studying chapter 1 3 night reading questions. Inscribed with the word jude jew in germanthe star was a symbol of nazi persecution.
Word document file 63 kb 2 pages product description. In 1941, eliezer, the narrator, is a twelveyearold boy living in the transylvanian town of sighet then recently annexed to hungary, now part of romania. More than 6 million european jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, such as gypsies and homosexuals, were murdered at concentration camps, such as auschwitz. Wiesel based the bookat least in parton his own experiences during world war ii. Night chapter 1 question answers night, chapter one audiobook this is chapter one of night. The next day there is a medical and a dental examination, only the doctors simply ask you if youre in good health and the dentist is just looking for gold crowns. In between, night explores the ways traditional fatherson relationships break down under impossibly difficult conditions. Since hitler had gained power they had been persecuted and gradually stripped of their civil rights. They were being shot and killed in their own neighborhood if they refused to leave. Night chapter names by marlon schumacher haiku deck. Despite his fathers lack of support, eliezer decides to study the cabbala anyway and chooses. The narrator of night, eliezer is based closely on the author elie wiesel and his own experiences before and during the holocaust. Your response should be thoughtful and include information from the website and the book. Moshe had escaped and warned the village about the impending holocaust, but the village laughed at him and ignored him.
The wiesels areare a jewish family living in sighet, romania. As his family is being marched from its home, eliezer sees his father weep for the first time. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, wiesel writes about the death of god and his own increasing disgust with humanity, reflected in the inversion. Feb 24, 2010 heres our recap of eliezers terrible journey into the heart of the nazi death machine. The book night details elie wiesels experiences during the holocaust in four separate camps between the time he entered when he was 14 years old in 1941 and the time he left as the only survivor of his family of 7 in 1945 at the age of 16. Though wiesel did not number his sections, this sparknote has added numbers for ease of reference. In this section, i have listed an abundance of figurative language examples elie wiesel has applied within night. A selection takes place and elies father does not pass, so he gives elie his knife and spoon. The use of such descriptive literary language still poses an obstacle to understanding the true nature of his experiences, although his tone with the figurative language provides us with many shockingly detailed images.
For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards, including the presidential medal of freedom, the u. Choose from 500 different sets of book night holocaust flashcards on quizlet. The book thief by markus zusak, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, night by elie wiesel, the boy in the striped paja. It is clear that eliezer is meant to serve, to a great extent, as author elie wiesels standin and representative. Night, by elie wiesel, is a work of holocaust literature with a decidedly autobiographical slant. Eliezer is based closely on the author elie wiesel and his own experiences before and during the holocaust. Fifty years later the book had been translated into 30 languages, and now ranks as one of the bedrocks of holocaust literature. Pdf is also one of the windows to attain and get into the world. At the heart of this theme is eliezers relationship with his own father. Minor details have been altered, but what happens to eliezer is what happened to wiesel himself during the holocaust.
It is important to remember, however, that there is a difference between the persona of night s narrator, eliezer, and that of night s author, elie wiesel. Wiesel entered as a naive boy steeped in jewish lore who had never left the small romanian village of sighet, where he was born. Despite the jews belief that nazi antisemitism would be limited to the. Sanity and insanity become confused in the face of atrocity. Wisel is a non fiction book of elies experience in the holocaust. Wiesel grew up in sighet, a small town in translyvania.
After reading chapter 1 of night, how do you think this affected elies family. One of the primary purposes of these activities is to help students to. The title of elie wiesels book night is no accident, as night is used symbolically throughout the story. No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly. Night, outlined within weeks after his liberation and only oneseventh of the yiddish original, is wiesels only book devoted completely to the holocaust, although his experiences of life in. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945. Madame schachter, who in her lunacy forsees the furnaces of auschwitz raises an important question about the boundaries between sanity and insanity in the context of the evils of the holocaust. On page 24 in the book night wiesel quotes if anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs. Eliezers family is first herded into another, smaller ghetto. Elie wiesel, night its been years since ive read this book, but as my son needed to read it for school, i decided to read it with him. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This excerpt is an example of a metaphor because it confines the words of god and answers of life into the. The ss were treating the jews like animals, trying to dehumanize them.
Moishe the beadle is awkward and shy, but 12yearold eliezer likes him anyway. Night, which is one mans tragic yet remarkable survival of the holocaust, is a powerful, shocking, heartbreaking, poignant, yet triumphofthesoul biography. Although elie wiesel did not number the chapters in this novel, we will number them according to breaks throughout the book. When all foreign jews are expelled, moshe is deported. They deceive themselves into thinking that they now have selfrule and that life in the ghetto is better than life before. This summary will cover chapter 1 for all intents and purposes. Mar 14, 20 night by elie wiesel trailer aaron hung. Throughout the book irony is a common theme beginning with the allclear siren fifteen minutes before the bombing. Night, first published in yiddish in 1955, was selected for oprahs book club in 2006, and continues to be an important reminder of mans capacity for evil. Night opens with a brief description of a poor man named moche the beadle, who lives in the narrators hometown of sighet, transylvania modernday romania. Reading assignment 3 read pages 4765 identity and indifference.
The document is not readonly, so you are welcome to edit as needed. Night, of course, is dark, and its use in this story is no accident it represents the loss. The ss officers make the prisoners run through the snow, and they shoot those who fall behind. This article will give you a summary of the book night by elie wiesel. The picture shows a man putting his head in the sand, which could mean that hes trying to make himself oblivious to his surroundings. During the burma ethnic cleansing the rohingya were being treated the same way. The holocaust the mass murder of jews under the german nazi regime during the period 1941 to 1945. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. This sparknote is divided into nine sections, following the organization.
We were no longer allowed to go into restaurants or cafes, to travel on the railway, to attend synagogue, to go out into the street after six oclock. The stars were only sparks of the fire which devoured us. Explain the role of propaganda and censorship in the nazi parties rise to power. Sorry for the terrible version of the text i have changed to a better version that is missing far fewer words. Night begins with a detailed recount of eliezer elie wiesels friends tale of survival and warnings of the looming holocaust. Lovell schools lovell high school 502 hampshire ave, lovell, wy 82431 phone. Night study guide contains a biography of elie wiesel, literature essays, quiz. Night is a memoir by elie wiesel in which wiesel recounts his experiences in a nazi concentration camp during the holocaust the wiesels areare a jewish family living in sighet. This teacher resource is based on the following edition. Learn book night holocaust with free interactive flashcards. Wiesel entered as a naive boy steeped in jewish lore who had never left the small romanian village of. Though just a brief 116 pages, the book has received considerable acclaim, and the author won the nobel prize in 1986.
Night, which is one mans tragic yet remarkable survival of the holocaust, is a powerful, shocking, heartbreaking. One day, as i was about to enter the synagogue, i saw moishe the beadle sitting on a bench near the entrance. The nazis then begin to deport the jews in increments, and eliezers family is among the last to leave sighet. Find helpful summaries and analyses for every chapter in elie wiesels night. Eliezer feels separate from his body and wishes he could get rid of it because it is so heavy to drag along. Night summary night is a memoir by elie wiesel in which wiesel recounts his experiences in a nazi concentration camp during the holocaust. Over the course of the book, eliezer and his father are sent from auschwitz to a new concentration camp called buna and then. This sparknote is divided into nine sections, following the organization of night.
This book talks about his experiences through concentration camps and how he survived. This quiz was created for use with a standardlevel english 10 class. The students selected words and phrases from different pages of the book and put them together in. The image suggests the dark night of the soul, a night in which no one can pray. By the end of the book, his father is dead, another victim of the nazi death camps.
Eliezer elie wiesel won the nobel prize peace prize in 1986 for spreading his message of peace after his horrific experiences as a holocaust survivor. Elie wiesel 19282016 is the author of more than sixty books. While a superbly written book, the cellist of sarajevo may not be appropriate for this list unless one is speaking about the bosnian holocaust of 19921995. The red army approaches buna, so the jewish are forced to evacuate. Selmas story selma metzger, her husband, and her daughter eva were picked up by the gestapo on december 11, 1941, and deported by train from rheine, germany to riga, latvia.