Night
In Night by Elie Wiesel, the horror of war is displayed through aterrifying account of a Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family, his innocence, and his God. Night is similar to All Quiet on the Western Front in a number of ways. Both have the same main theme. The Horror of War. In both books, innocent people were sent off the to be killed. Elie says, "Those whose numbers had been noted stood apart, abandoned by the whole world. Some of them were weeping" ( 69 ). The ones whose number was called out was sent to the awful gas chambers to meet their sure death because they were too weak to provide help for the Nazis. Others were called out to become victims of the dreaded crematory. Women, children, and the weak were normally the first to go. Elie describes her first night as follows: " Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget the smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children,
other prisoners were forced to look them in the face. " Then the whole camp, each other going. Elie says, " My father's presence was the only thing that boy." ( 37 ). Elie is looking for a friend to rely on. She says, " Where is God wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky" ( 32 ). The sight of the furnace going and they pushed each other. " Dazed by the sunshine and by my Night and All Quiet on the Western Front are very similar in terms of
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Approximate Word count = 748
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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