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Tolerance in Night
Summary: Analyzes the Elie Wiesel book, Night. Discusses the Holocaust and the issue of tolerance.
"Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever...Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never."(Elie Wiesel, Night 32) These are the words written by Elie Wiesel, author of Night, and Holocaust survivor. Elie's novel, Night, thoroughly describes his experience as a holocaust prisoner in one of the most deadly concentration camps, Auschwitz. Millions of prisoners just like Wiesel went through the same experience of being taken away form their homes, stripped of every possession they had, and taken to concentration camps where they were forced to work until death. Most of the prisoners were Jewish; however, there were also Communists, democrats, socialists, political...
This section contains 963 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |