A General Review of Night; a book by Elie Wiesel
The novel Night Authored by Elie Wiesel is a compelling novel which comprehensively covers and presents the story about the life of a boy and his father. In this fascinating memoir, Night explains in-depth (though in a short book) the struggles that Elie Wiesel went through during the Holocaust from being home with his family to being interned in a concentration camp with his father. Night presents Elie as the main staring character, and readers of this novel can develop penitence for Elie having survived the Holocaust. From a tender age, Elie is forced to grow up into a responsible person to survive. The co-starring character; Elie’s dad is presented as a very bold, brave parent who wanted to protect his son despite having lost hope at some point in life.
Based on its plot, this book covers events that transpired during the Holocaust. Part of this book also takes place in different concentration camps among them, Auschwitz and Buna; where people were forcefully compelled to work under inhumane starvation. Elie and his dad were forced to survive under unbearable conditions at the filth camps, and learn to stay cautious through their stay at the camps. There are several memorable scenes, most of which takes place within the camps. These remarkable accounts also entail painful moments of loss of God, friends, family, loss of identity, and finally, Elie even losses his father, who has been his mainstay throughout the ordeal.
A major conflict in this book happened when Elie and his father were subjected to physical examination among other inmates to asses if they were still able to work, failure to which they were to be burnt alive. During this test examination, Elie successfully passes whereas his dad did not, and he is sadly sent to be burnt alive. Tragically, this book exists; it documents a young person’s experience of the Nazi holocaust. However, given that these terrible events took place, this book is now essential to the future of humanity. The level of depravity it documents, from a first-hand eye witness, can only be called evil.
Even though this book, Night by Elie is sad and touching, it is equally insightful. As you read through the short memoir, it is undeniable that this book is basically about death and questionable religion. Although the book does not contain sophisticated vocabulary, it is a recommendable read for everyone out there. Generally, the book is very inspirational in several ways, and Elie with the struggles he goes through makes readers reflect and think about so many events that occur in people’s daily lives. Clearly, a book that should never have needed to be written, but is now essential and now a good read for many.
Works Cited
Wiesel, Elie. Night. Vol. 55. Macmillan, 2006. Retrieved on 19th April 2020 from https://www.fengerhighschool.org/ourpages/auto/2013/5/24/48316293/eng%203%20night%20questions%20packet.pdf