Analysis Of A Thousand Darknesses By Ruth Franklin

In the article, A Thousand Darknesses. Ruth Franklin claims that Night is the most devastating account of the Holocaust. Franklin supports her claim by comparing Night to other well-known Holocaust stories, contrasting the reviews of the memoir, and stating information. Franklin convinces readers Night is the most horrifying Holocaust story by informing readers the reality of being a Jew during this the Holocaust, The authors portrays her assertion in a formal tone for readers who want to know what life was like living in concentration camps. Ruth Franklin asserts holocaust authors, such as Wiesel often confuse the difference between a memoir and a fiction novel.

Franklin sympathizes for Wiesel’s struggle of living with the hardships of being a Jew in Holocaust period, but constantly undermines the credibility and organization of the content in Night. Although “Night is incomparably devastating “, the memoir portrays “an imperfect ambassador for the

She compares “Night, together with The Diary of Anne Frank” telling how well the novels became popular stories “of the Holocaust to the world” because these books “have been translated into thirty languages and has sold more than six million copies in the United States alone”. The following quote emphasizes Night is an essential story to read for anyone who needs to learn about life as a Jew during the Holocaust. It is important because Night is influential enough to be at the top of the New York Times best-seller list. Franklin contrasts nonexistent epiphanies in Night to “Primo Levi's epiphany in Survival in Auschwitz, when he recalls the story of Ulysses from Dante's Inferno and remembers that he, too, is thinking, feeling human being.” She stresses that the memoir Night is “unique” because “there is no extraneous detail, no analysis, and no speculation”. The simple details in Night aids readers to stay engaged when reading the