In the autobiographical novel Night, by Eliezer Wiesel, he uses characterization to describe himself throughout the story. ... Too late to save your old father " (Wiesel 111). ... Only bread (Wiesel 115). ... They're going to throw you outside " (Wiesel 99). ... I had lost my crown for nothing " (Wiesel 56). ...
The night was long, dark, and never ending." ... During his father's last days he became more dependent on Elie than ever. ... This night, the one that had threatened to take Elie's spirit, was not able to claim him until the death of his father. ... The very point that sons turned on their fathers and fathers on their sons was what Elie Wiesel described as the breaking down of the human spirit. the night refers to this. ... The torture that Elie and the rest of the Jews faced was something that Elie called "never ending night", and that history remembers as one of the darkest displa...
Night There are many themes in the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel; some of these include loss of faith, father-son relationships, food and hunger, and disbelief. ... Elie has a very strong relationship with his father. ... Father and son relationships can be seen in many parts in Night and takes a very large roll in the novel. ... Their relationship is so strong that is actually gives Elie a reason to keep on living through this novel. ... The relationship between fathers and sons is a very important theme in Night. ...
Night by Elie Wiesel Character List: Page 1: Moshe the Beadle- man off all work at a Hasidic Synagogue; very poor, lived humbly, dreamy eyes, awkward as a clown, spoke little, used to sing or rather to chant Page 2: Elie's father- cultured, unsentimental; concerned about other's rather than his family, held to the greatest esteem in the community Hilda- first child born; Elie's sister Béa- second born; Eli's sister Eliezer (Elie)- introduced formally on page 3; narrator, third born and only son to the family Tzipora- forth born; sister of El...
Summery of the Story The book Night, takes place in 1941. ... Elie Wiesel, the narrator, lived with his father Chlomo, his mother, and three sisters Tzipora, Hilda, and Bea. ... One day, Elie meets Moshe the Beadle at the temple. ... Elie and his father enter the camp and see appalling things. ... Elie and his father barely survive the 43 plus mile run. ...
