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**Night **
By: Elie Wiesel [|"Night"]

Characters:

Eliezer- A 14 year old boy that is Jewish and lives through the struggles of the concentration camps. (Main Character)

Eliezer's Father- A 50 year old man that was highly regarded in his Jewish community in Sighet and was also a father of four children.

Moshe the Beadle- Teacher of Eliezer and also held a high rank at the synagogue, he also warned the town of Aushwitz.

Madame Schachter-She is a fifty year old woman that suddenly goes mentally ill on the train to Aushwitz, they believe she can see the future.

Juilek- A young violinst, which had more passion for playing his violin than surviving.

Dr. Josef Megele- A doctor at the concentration camp which determined their fates in the camp.

Rabbi Eliahou- A Rabbi from Poland that lost his faith because of what he saw at the camps.

Franek- A foreman at Buna that tries to get Eliezer's gold tooth.

Idek- A man in charge of the work unit that Eliezer is at, he occasionally loses his temper and enflicts pain on people for no reason.

Setting and Tone:

Throughout the whole book the setting and tone basically remain the same way. It always seems quite dreary and dark. Sadness and depression roam through the air at all times. It even feels this way when those who were able to survive are finally free at the end. They will forever be changed because of their personal experiences.

Summary: Eliezer, a young boy of 14, lives in a Jewish community that is soon evacuated. The Gestapo take the people to Aushwitz to be distributed to other camps. Through the book Eliezer and his father go through many struggles along with other Jews. It talks about Eliezer's personal experiences and thoughts throughout his journey.

Symbols:

Night- everything at the camp during the night was concealed so it represented safety for them.

Fire- fear and being afraid of what's going to happen.

Themes:

The struggle to maintain faith- its hard to keep faith in awful situations because you think your alone, Rabbi Eliahou experienced a loss of faith.

Cruel and inhumane treatment- bads things happen to people without good reasons for it, concentration camps are examples of this because the people that ran the camps vicitmized the workers without cause.

Critiquing of the novel:

I, personally, really enjoyed reading the book. Stories concerning the Holocaust interest me. Even though people would never really think about the Holocaust this way, it can somehow relate to almost everyone at some point in their lives. Everyone has probably experienced death in their lives somehow, or lost their faith. Feeling selfish at some point can also relate, or feeling weak (physically or mentally). That is one reason this book is good to read. It can also help people to better understand the struggles and experiences Jewish people went through during this horrible period in time. It shows others how bad things seem to always happen to innocent people.