Question

NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

Answer 1

Alright, I have only 5 questions about the book "NIGHT" by Elie Wiesel. You can answer one, or all.

1. Eliezer is deeply affected by what he calls Julieks "final performance" on the violin. Why was this event significant to Eliezer? Do you think it really occurred? Why?

2. For ten years, Wiesel refused to write about his experiences in the camps. Use examples (at least 3) from the text to show how this disession may have affected the way he relates his story.

3. Explain the paradox of prisoners clinging to life on one hand, and being willing to give it up on the other.

4. At the end of the book, the author states that there were to thoughts of revenge after the liberation. How do you account for this?

5. Can anything positive be gleamed from the book? Use specific references (minimum is 3) from the text to support your response.

Thanks in advance!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have no references at hand since I haven't read the book in about 5 years, but to answer #5 positives that came from the book, people know what happened from a prisoners pov, and he survived. Of all the horror he had to face, he managed to overcome and that shows in the novel, he represents every victim of the holocaust.