NIGHT

NIGHT

        Night is a book that is very sad, and if you're very sensitive then a tear might excape at some point in the book. This book takes place in the times of the Halocaust, 1994. As we know, jews were being killed many different cruel ways. Not only them we're being targeted, others were but they were a great amount of people. Our Lit teacher always makes us think.. what if one of those jews could've found the cure for cancer? Anyway in my book a whole family is being separated. Elie Wiesel, the author was a survivor, and now he's telling his story. He goes through some long miserable years, that seem like an eternity. He sees horrible things, but he fights for his life. He looses some loved ones, but his mind changes a bit. This book is kind of heartbreaking, but it also teaches a very valuable lesson. It came to me like if it was trying to say "Keep your head up no matter what you go through" Face battles in life but never give up. Kind of like Never Say Never, or Believe. 

        In my book even though there were lots of conflicts as you can imagine. There was one person that was kind of like the "Words of the wiser". He gave advice to Elie. Elie's dad was very sick, he didn't want to eat, he just begged for water. A Blockalteste came close and asked him if he was his soon. Elie replied yes, the officer responded : "Listen to me, kid. Don't forget that you are in a concentration camp. In this place, it is every man for himself, and you can not think of others. Not even your father. In this place, there is no such thing as a father, brother, friend. Each of us lives and dies alone." After this he gave Elie advice as he continued, " Let me give you good advice: stop giving your ration of bread and soup to your old father. You cannot help him anymore. And you are hurting yourself. In fact, you should be getting his rations.." I thought this was very heartbreaking, but the man was kind of right. His father was very ill already, of course in my position i would've given my father, mother or sibling anything I could to help them survive. I think the author put this part in the story to help the reader understand how bad the situation was in this semi- chapter of the book. It is a very short book, but with a lot of thought in it.