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Night CPETSISS
Question | Answer |
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Characterization of: Eliezar Wiesel | Jewish teenager during the Holocaust. Went to two death camps; Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Throughout his journey, he lost faith in God. |
Point of View | Elie; speaks of his horrible experiences in the death camps and wherever he goes during the time period. |
Event | ``For the first time I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent. What had I to thank Him for?'' (Night 31) |
Tone | Gloomy, sorrowful. The story is filled with details of many sad events and occurences. |
Symbolism: Night | Death, darkness, loss of faith in God. |
Irony | Dramatic; the Jews being deported were completely unaware of their fate. They had no clue where they were going or the awful things that would happen to them. |
Setting | Begins in 1941 in Sighet, Transylvania. Many different concentration camps in Germany; Birkenau, Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald. During WWII. |
Structure | Elie Wiesel tells the stories of his experiences during the Holocaust chronologically. |
Theme | Loss of faith in religion and God, death, survival, determination, and perserverence. |