Elie in Ellens Eyes
In Ellen Fine's Book, "Legacy of Night: The Literary universe of Elie Wiesel." She analyzes Wiesel's book, "Night," as well as his other work. In this essay I will discuss how Fine's Definition of a witness pertains to Elie Wiesel. "The witness can be defined as the person who sees or kows by his or her presence and perception; and the one who testifies in words and deeds" (Fine 2). Fine also talks about bearing witness, "taking the responsibility for speaking about it" (3). I think Wiesel fits Fine's definition of a witness. I also think, that since Wiesel made the choice to write books about the Holocaust, he also fits Fine's role of a witness. There are two main ways that Wiesel takes on le temoin. Le temoin, translated from French, means the role of the witness. The role of a witness is that after observing a phenomenon you to take the responsibility for speaking about it (Fine 3). Wiesel first made the choice not to be silent. The second is that he wrote books about his experi
In, "Night," there are many different types of characters. Some characters are very religious, some are broken hearted, and some are totally insane. Many prisoners looked to God for a reason or for an answer. He used each character to bring the story to life. He used a character called Madame Schachter to show how many people were broken down so early. She lost her husband and went crazy with her 10 year old son by her side. Each character made you get more involved in the story. Night is filled with many of Wiesel's dynamic characters. "In Wiesel's novels there is a general progression from witnessing to bearing witness. The survivor-protagonist, whose voice has been silenced by nocturnal flames, struggles to express himself and to recover the faculty of speech" (Fine 3).
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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