The book Night, takes place in 1941. In a town of Sighest, Transylvania there lived a typical family. Elie Wiesel, the narrator, lived with his father Chlomo, his mother, and three sisters Tzipora, Hilda, and Bea. In the beginning of the story, Elie is 12 years old, and is a very religious boy. One day, Elie meets Moshe the Beadle at the temple. Moshe is the caretaker, and in time becomes Elie's spiritual mentor. Moshe the Beadle is sent off in cattle trains with other Jews soon after, and when he returns, he tells of the horrors that occurred. The Jews of Sighest, including Elie, don't believe his stories of the happenings while under the watch of the German police, the Gestapo. .
The people of Sighest return to their lives, but soon after, the German troops appear. The residents of the town didn't see this as a threat. Even when the ghettos went up in the center of town, they were unaware of their future. Before long, some of the Jews are deported, while other families like Elie's where to be sent later. .
Eventually Elie and his family are sent in the cattle wagons. Even though the cars were packed up to eighty people tight, and they spent a great amount of time in the wagons, this was the least of their upcoming troubles. When the wagons arrived at Birkenau, Elie is separated from his mother and sisters. Elie and his father enter the camp and see appalling things. They saw babies being thrown into ditches to die. .
The next stop for the captured Jews was Auschwitz. Their stay there was temporary, and they are moved to Buna. By this time, many of them have lost all faith in God. During their stay in Buna, all the captured citizens are sent to the crematory. Elie finds himself at the hospital after suffering from a foot injury. After surgery, Elie, his father, and the others are relocated due to the advancement of the Russian Army. The prisoners must run continuously in the harsh winter weather, and most don't make it.
Book summary - Up From Slavery The book, Up From Slavery, written by Booker Taliaferro Washington, profoundly touched me when I read it. ... Booker would go to work during the day and be taught by a teacher at night. ... He went to class to learn during the day and at night he would clean the buildings. ... Booker started teaching in Malden. ... This book was a very enjoyable book to read. ...
The Dead Summary One night around Christmas time, Gabriel Convey, a youngish writer with gilt-framed round glasses, goes with his wife Gretta to the Christmas dance held at the home of the Misses Morkan: his aunts, Kate and Julia, and their niece, Mary Jane. ... Gabriel tells his aunts that on account of the cold, he and Gretta will be staying in a hotel nearby rather than returning home that night. ... Gabriel looks out the window and sees snow falling softly in the night. ... Commentary "The Dead" is by far the longest story in Dubliners, three times as long as the average entry; it ...
* There are many other characters as the book goes along. ... One night they where resting in a park where they met a couple Edie and Louis. ... These two students took them in for the night and gave them food. ... PERSONAL THOUGHTS: I believe that this book was well written. Any person of High School level would be able to follow this book. ...
Highwaymen by night live as honest tradesmen by day, and thieves run rampant. ... Book 1, Chapter 2: "The Mail" Summary: On a misty Friday night in November, a mail-coach lumbers up a hill on the road to Dover. ... Book 1, Chapter 3: "The Night Shadows" Summary: The narrator begins with some musings on how human hearts have secrets buried within, and we can never see anyone else's except our own. ... Book 1, Chapter 4: Summary: Mr. ... Book 1, Chapter 5: Summary: In the St. ...
The Joys of Motherhood Summary: The story starts out in the year 1934 in Nigeria. ... In chapter two, The Mother's Mother, the book goes back in time. ... That very night Nnaife sleeps with her and Nnu is very upset. ... Her father died that night but not before saying " I shall come again into your house, but this time I shall bring your mother." ... Chapter 16- A Mother of clever Children Summary: Oshia was going off t...
Title: Where the Heart Is Author: Billie Letts Summary: The novel that I read is Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. The main character of this book is a seventeen-year-old, seven-month pregnant girl named Novalee. ... Novalee ends up spending night after night in Wal-Mart. ... Later in the book, Lexie is a great encouragment for Novalee. ...
Angela's ashes do not actually feature in the film, although they do in the book. ... Click here for a detailed summary Background The film is based on the book of the same name, which stayed at the top of the best-seller lists in the UK and USA for months from mid-1998. The book is widely acclaimed as a masterpiece. ... However, one day he finds the money-lender dead at home so he steals her money and throws the debtors' book into the river. ... Above all, there is "the drink"--the endemic disease of Irish fathers who spend their weeks' wages in the pub on Friday night. ...
