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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel SOAPStone

What is going on in this picture?

Answer these questions… S: Who is the speaker? (survivor or Nazi?) O: What is going on in the photo? A: Who is the piece directed to? P: Why did the author paint this picture? Tone: list 5 words to describe painting Answer these questions…

This picture was painted by a Holocaust survivor This picture was painted by a Holocaust survivor. Describe what is going on in this picture.

What does the smoke towers in the distance spell out? What does the arm with the gun represent? What is symbolic about who is still alive? Role reversal?

S: Who is the speaker? (survivor or Nazi?) O: What is going on in the photo? A: Who is the piece directed to? P: Why did the author paint this picture? S: Subject words Tone: list 5 words to describe painting

Speaker 1st person Holocaust survivor telling his story Elie Wiesel: Born in 1928, in Sighet—small town in Romania He and his family were forced to live in the ghetto and then eventually deported in 1944 to the concentration camp Auschwitz He is a writer, professor, political activist, and a Holocaust survivor Took a ten year vow of silence after the Holocaust He’s written more than 57 books Currently lives in Boston and teaches at Boston University

Occasion Describes the Holocaust during WW2 Germany and Austria From Jewish boy’s point of view

Audience Anyone who wants to know details about the Holocaust under Hitler’s rule

Purpose To create a memoir about Elie Weisel’s experiences in the Holocaust from the point of view of a Jewish boy. To recognize the atrocities that the Jewish people endured under Hitler’s rule. To inform people of the inhumane treatment of Jews during WW2 in concentration camps To examine… To tell… To evoke…

Subject Eyes (motif) Night (motif) Flames Rumors Deportation Terror Hunger Indignity Fate God List as many as you can (minimum of 10)

Tone Brave Optimistic Pessimistic Proud of religion Bitter Disappointed Factual Emotional Hurt Shameful Family oriented confused

Literary Devices Motif: Historical Context: WW2 Novella Theme: Eyes Night Historical Context: WW2 Novella Theme: Kindness Cruelty Selfishness Unselfishness

How to Write Intro… In the YEAR (1940s) Talk about what was going on during this time frame (discuss Holocaust) Author published… (Elie Wiesel) In the book…author uses SPEAKER to PURPOSE and/with/through LITERARY DEVICES