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The autobiographical book Night is about a young Jewish boy, Elie Wiesel, whose life was turned upside down due to the rise of Hitler, the Nazi Party's dream of religious and racial purity, and territorial expansion. When the German army entered Elie Wiesel's town in 1944, life for him and his family, and many others, changed forever. Before I read this book, I knew very little about the Holocaust. To be honest, I guess you could say that I really never even gave it much thought. After reading this book, it has made me very aware of what a wonderful life I have and that even if I lived in poverty my life would still be much better than it was for all those persecuted by Hitler and his Army.I didn't realize that Jews weren't the only people killed during the Holocaust; Gypsies, the handicapped, gays, Jehovah's Witnesses and even Catholics were killed. I never knew to what extent that these people were tortured and killed. This book helped me to better understand what happened during the Holocaust. I know, however, that I can never fully understand it, because I was not a part of it. One part of the book that moved me occurred when Elie arrived at the concentration camp and saw all the faces of the children burning in t
As Elie Wiesel describes his life in the concentration camps, he tells about how it drastically affected his life. During his life in the camps, he learned new ways of life. He learned how cruel people could be so they could get what they wanted. He learned about death in a very cruel and unusual way. A way that no one should have ever had to face. He lost his emotional side; he no longer got upset because he knew that it would do no good. Throughout all of these changes in his life, changes for the worse, he did learn one good thing. He learned a special It is so hard to imagine that only fifty years ago 6 million people were killed because of their religion. I think that we must unite, not as a country but as a world, to make sure that this horror never happens again. Not only to Jews, but to anyone. I don't think I would have been able to endure the pain and torture these people experienced every minute of every day! While I was reading Night, I asked myself constantly if I could deal with all the insanity. I really don't know, but I don't think so. I also agree that Elie almost jumping on the electric wire to show the Nazis that they couldn't kill another Jew, was a very brave act one person could have made. As I read and learned about the Holocaust, I could hardly imagine how horrifying it was. It certainly makes me aware of just how good a life I have. We Americans have great opportunities before us and no one to stop
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Approximate Word count = 977
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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