Night by Elie Wiesel

A detailed Summary of Night by Elie Wiesel

Word Count: 779

The book Night by Elie Wiesel brings unto a true tale of horrendous events that occurred

during the Holocaust. It is told through the eyes of, Eliezer, a young Jewish boy. At his

young age he began learning and studying the "revelations and mysteries of the cabbla",

Jewish theosophy, with his teacher, Moshe the Beadle (3). The Talmud was something that

he devoted himself too during the day and the cabbala at night. Eliezer was able to escape

when Moshe and Beadle were taken away in a cattle train. He saw how Hitler reign was

destructive and despairing and came back to warn everyone, "...I wanted to come back

and warn you..."(5). However some were not so grateful and thought that he had gone

senseless. Eliezer's father, Chlomo, was a very well known man in the town of Sighet,

where they lived. He was like the town wise man that knew

good." (84). They came up with the idea of sleeping one at a time so one would watch

father's well-being over his own.

relationship with his father, I found, was the most important thing for him to survive.

Buma. As they run away they are able to rest and find some shelter in a shed. Eliezer soon

overcome by sleep, Eliezer. It's dangerous to fall asleep in the snow. You might sleep for

Approximate Word count = 2039
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Movies

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