and other religious articles littered the dusty ground beneath a wonderfully blue sky; pathetic objects which looked as though they had never belonged to anyone.”2) Bottom of page 83. “We went through a deserted village. Not a living soul. Not the bark of a dog. Houses with gaping windows. A few slipped out of the ranks to try and hide in some deserted building.”3)Bottom page 97. “Other, feeling that they too were going to die, imitated his cry. And their cries seemed to come from beyond the grave. Soon everyone was crying out. Wailing, groaning, cries of distress hurled into the and the snow.”Significance of Title: The title of the novel, makes a statement to what Jew in the holocaust may have felt, like the whole event was a dark night. During the day, their could have been people just dying all around him (Elie), moaning in pain from being beaten. There could have been worse torturing behind closed doors, whereas you would think it could only be a dream, and that the horror would soon end as you woke up. Yet you never did wake up, it could have been only worse. There is most likely 100 times more information that Elie Wiesel could have added to how even worse it was in his book. Theme:1)One of the themes in NIGHT was how it was brought about that the Germans didn’t care, they only wanted to rid themselves of those Jews. So here, there is the inhumanity to the fellow man. They are treated sometimes, like they weren’t even human. Beaten, punched, and smacked over the head. The Jews could have done something that the Germans didn’t understand, or like, but to leave the Jews beaten and barely able to stand wasn’t good.2)Another example is the yellow star. It brought the Jews out of the crowd with a bright yellow star on their shoulder or back. This was also the chance to also humiliate them.3)Deprivation to food and water. Sometimes the camp prisoners were ...
