Summary: Night by Elie Wiesel

A detailed Summary of Summary: Night by Elie Wiesel

Wiesel's Night is about what the Holocaust did, not

just to the Jews, but by extension, to humanity. People all

over the world were devastated by this atrocious act, and

there are still people today who haven't overcome the

One of the many horrible acts that stands out occurs

at the end of the war, when Elie and the rest of the camp of

Buna are being forced to transfer to Gleiwitz. This transfer

is a long and tiring journey for all who are involved. The

weather is painfully cold, and snow fell heavily. The

distance they have to travel, is greater than most people

today will even dream of walking. The mass of prisoners are

often forced to run, and if one collapses, is injured, or

but it has been robbed of its soul. This is similar to the

chair, so SS officers are assigned to do it. Unlike the

physically, but their mind and spirit had long been dead. By

had, from their possessions at the beginning, to their lives

The suffering of the child is comparable to the suffering

of Rabbi Eliahou's son's leaving the Rabbi for dead. The

it goes on. The incident that perhaps has the greatest

life, at times even seeing a bit of hope, only to be

break when he falls, and he suffers for over a half-hour.

loss suffered by people all over the world. Those not

necks of those who are hung, the young boy's neck does not

Approximate Word count = 505
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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