In the beginning of the book, trouble is starting around the town in which Elie lived. Eventually German soldiers come into his town. At first, they did not seem so bad. The Kahn's, a family who lived across the street from Elie, were housing a German soldier. The Kahn's said that the German was quiet, but polite.

As time went on, the Germans forced all Jews to live in ghettos. This hardship was easier for the Wiesel's because their house was located inside where the ghetto was going to be set up. Initially, the Jews were able to have their own government and police system. After living in this ghetto for a while, the Germans forced them to relocate into a new ghetto some miles down the road. This new ghetto did not last very long and the Jews were forced to move again. The Germans forced the Jews to board a train and travel to a concentration camp. Elie, Elie's mom, father, and sister all boarded a train heading for the concentration camp called Auschwitz. When they arrived, t

There were occasional air raids during Elie's stay in this camp. The prisoners believed that the Germans were losing ground against the Americans. Soon, there were rumors going around that the Red Army was advancing on Buna, and it would only be a matter of hours before the army liberated the camp. The following morning, the SS evacuated Buna. The Jews were forced to run in the snow for forty-two miles. If someone stopped he would be shot. After forty-two miles of running they were able to rest. Elie and his father went into a factory and sat down for a little while. After an hour, the SS officers forced them to get up and continue on their march. They eventually reached a camp called Gleiwitz. Elie and his father spent three days in Gleiwitz. During this time there was no food or water supplied to the Jews. In the evening of the fourth day, a train arrived to transport the Jews to yet another concentration camp. The trains were cattle wagons, with no roofs. The train would occasionally stop to dump the corpses of the people who had died. There was no food supplied on the train. One time, a German workman threw a piece of bread into the wagon. It caused a huge commotion since the people had not eaten in a long time.

I was impressed by the way Elie Wiesel presented two views of an occurrence. For instance, when Elie was being beaten you heard not only his thoughts, but also those of his father. I really enjoyed reading Night because

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