The Use Of Capitalism In Night By Elie Wiesel

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The United States and the Soviet Union initiated proxy wars with each other due to their conflicting views of the best government form during the Cold War. Due to the United States’ success with capitalism and industrialization, they advocated for the use of capitalism. On the other hand, Russia faced oppression and brutality from capitalist ideas which led them to become the Soviet Union with a desire to create a socialist world. The autobiographical memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, depicts Wiesel’s experiences as he suffers the brutal conditions of Nazi German concentration camps. In Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Before I got my eye put out”, she illustrates the amazing beauty of the world she was able to see before she lost her vision.The historical
In Night, Rabbi Eliahu and his son marched together from the concentration camp in Buna to a different camp in Buchenwald. When they marched to Buchenwald, the son “...had seen [Rabbi Eliahu] losing ground...he had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater” (Wiesel 91). When Rabbi Eliahu’s son sees him fall while marching, the son continues to march forward and leaves his father behind. The son upheld the idea that in dire situations, he must abandon everything except for the instinct to survive. Harsh and dangerous conditions are able to determine affect one's outlook on life as well as their priorities. In The Last Days, Irene Zisblatt witnesses the brutal beating of a small child as his head was bashed against the side of a truck by a SS officer until the blunt force trauma caused the young child to die (Moll). The trauma from seeing the small boy being abused to death traumatizes Irene which prompts her into losing her faith in God. As Irene notices the cruel atrocities taking place around her, she questions whether God is really there for the innocent Jewish people if he does not try to stop such horrible events taking place. The suffering that occurs in Irene’s surroundings cause her to lose her faith in her religion as well as in humanity. People’s perspective may change when they are faced with new or difficult

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