Hunger Holds All

Many people think that a word’s only meaning is the one given in the dictionary. The word hunger is a condition of being hungry for food, but the victims of the Holocaust were hungry for something much more. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of hunger is," The feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the were not as lucky as we are now. The word hunger not only meant surviving during the Holocaust, but also meant being hungry for a normal life. In fact, there are many more meanings for a single word than in the dictionary.

The literal definition of the word hunger plays a rather large role in the book as well as the figurative definition. The prisoners were not being cared for properly by the prison guards. In addition, the prisoners were separated by physical appearance and age. The ones too old to work were sent to be killed in the gas chambers. The people who were fit to work were sent to be enslaved and work under Natzi rule. They were often so malnourished that they became ill, unable to work, and shot because of their inability to work. For example, during the liberation of Buchenwald, the children were fed nothing over the six day liberation. The poor, desperate children had to eat garbage from the kitchen and grass. They ate grass like common animals. There was a large need for sustainable hunger during the Holocaust.

After reading Night, there is a whole different meaning taken for the word hungry. The prisoners are ordered to march and follow every order given to them by the SS officers. If one prisoner slowed down or even stopped, he was shot on the spot. All that the prisoners wanted was to be able to have a normal life. During the Natzi times, the people being d...

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...African - American Slave Movement, the prisoners of the Holocaust had no rights and very poor conditions. Despite the inhumane conditions, the prisoners of the Holocaust were hungry for freedom and hungry to get out and have a better life in order to live their dreams. To quote Elie Wiesel, “ I never had hate, I was just angry.” It is truly amazing that Elie did not hate the monsters that did this to he and his family. No one can ever forget the awful events that occurred in the Holocaust. No one can bring back the victims of the Holocaust. Although, we can preserve and mimic the hunger for righteousness and faith that the victims instilled in themselves, we can never replace the loss in dreams and contributions that was lost. Even in the toughest times, everyone must prevail. Everyone must live out their dreams each and every day. That day might be your last.