Elie Wiesel Elements

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Derek Greco Mr.M English 9 Honors 28 May 2024. Elements of Night Memoir Essay Elie Wiesel, a teenage Romanian Jew, uses the memoir Night to present hardships from the Holocaust. Elie Wisel uses various elements in this memoir to describe this hardship. Such as Elie first going and working at Auschwitz and later on walking through the deadly, harsh winter of Gleiwitz. The themes that are demonstrated in Elie’s memoir are choiceless choices and tarnished faith and identity, which help the reader understand his hardships during the Holocaust. The first theme is the choiceless choices at Auschwitz. In the text, it states, “You are in Auschwitz”. And Auschwitz is not a convalescent home. It is a concentration camp. Here, you must work. If you …show more content…

In the concentration camps, the Jews had no choice. They were programmed to work. These people did not realize how oppressed they were and were not even seen as humans. These choiceless choices were important to Elie Wiesel because they ultimately led him to escape the concentration camp system. This choice in this quote is given so that it seems like they have a choice. The choice of working in Auschwitz or death is not a real choice. Neither option is a good option; no matter what the Jews choose, it would result in a loss. If they choose to work, they will inevitably become weak, which would cause them to be sent to the crematorium anyway. Due to the extremes of the options, with death being an option, the natural instinct of survival would stop them. This choice is presented so that they feel less oppressed and have some control over their current situation. In reality, they have no voice and are instead forced to work, just like before. Second, there is tarnished faith and identity. In the text, it states, “Why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled. He caused thousands of children to burn. Six crematoria working day and night, including Sabbath and the Holy Days. who chose us among all nations to be

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