Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs Genocide Holocaust Crimes against humanity

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs By Elie Wiesel Night “The Holocaust is a central event in many people’s lives, but it has also become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it.” -Aharon Appelfeld

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs * Genocide Geno – from the Greek word genos, which means birth, race, of a similar kind Geno-cide -Cide – from the French word cida, which means to cut, kill

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs Essential questions… How should we remember past genocides or crimes against humanity? Why should we? How does human conflict at all levels impact society and the people in it? What social responsibility do we have to prevent future crimes against humanity? How does Elie Wiesel convey the inhumanity and humanity associated with the Holocaust in the novel Night?

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs How does Elie Wiesel convey the inhumanity and humanity associated with the Holocaust in the novel Night? Inhumanity – Humanity – With a partner, come up with a definition for each of these terms. Be ready to share

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs The novel begins in Sighet, Transylvania. During the early years of World War II, Sighet remained relatively unaffected by the war. The Jews in Sighet believed that they would be safe from the persecution that Jews in Germany and Poland suffered. Elie Wiesel’s Night…

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs

In 1944, however, Elie and all the other Jews in town were rounded up in cattle cars and deported to concentration camps in Poland. He was 14. Night continued…

Civ & Lit - Miller/Hinrichs After surviving the Nazi concentration camps, Wiesel vowed never to write about his horrific experiences. He eventually changed his mind and wrote Night in Wiesel won the Nobel Prize in 1986 Night continued…

Symbols: * Night (literally) * Snow * Certain minor characters are symbols * “Cage” symbols How Elie creates his diction (language/ word choice): * Figurative language * Intense description Themes and Motifs (these are themes that are tangible/ visible/ and repeat) * night versus day * snow/ nature/ seasons * Dehumanization * Denial * Greed * Making difficult choices - internal conflicts * Death- literal and figurative * Religion and religious symbols- There are tons!! What to look for when reading- Consider these for your dialectical journals!: Roll call in Buchenwald, February 1941