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By: Zack Saneto, Thu Phan, Carina Shan, Jessica Bressler, Nima Naimi
Night – Elie Wiesel By: Zack Saneto, Thu Phan, Carina Shan, Jessica Bressler, Nima Naimi
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Quote #1 From Chapter 1 Background: Religious, Elie was very into religion before he got sent to the concentration camp.
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Quote #1 from Chapter 1 “ I continued to devote myself to my studies, by day, the Talmud, at night, the Cabbala.” “ Why did I pray? Why did I live? Why did I breathe?”
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 1
Looking to God to show him the way of life. Quizzical Hopes to God to find answers. Thematic Element Struggle to maintain faith
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Quote #2 from Chapter 1 Background The Germans came into Elie’s village. People are unaware of problems they cause.
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Quote #2 from Chapter 1 “ Our first impressions of the Germans were reassuring.”
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 1
Cluelessness Unawareness Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Background The Nazis had started to ship off Jews.
Quote #3 from Chapter 1 Background The Nazis had started to ship off Jews.
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Quote #3 from Chapter 1 “ The race toward death had begun.”
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 1
Loss of faith Aware of death’s presence Thematic Element Struggle to maintain faith
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Background Elie and his family are getting sent off.
Quote #1 from Chapter 2 Background Elie and his family are getting sent off.
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Quote #1 from Chapter 2 “Naturally, we refused to be separated.”
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 2
Child-like Not ready to be left Thematic Element Father-son bond
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Background All the Jews in cattle cars being moved.
Quote #2 from Chapter 2 Background All the Jews in cattle cars being moved.
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Quote #2 from Chapter 2 “No one prayed, so that the night would pass quickly.”
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 2
Sad feeling Loss of faith Afraid Thematic Element Struggle with faith
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Background All the Jews had arrived at the concentration camp.
Quote #3 from Chapter 2 Background All the Jews had arrived at the concentration camp.
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Quote #3 from Chapter 2 “We were on our own.”
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 2
Loss of faith in man’s humanity to man Anger Despair Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #1 from Chapter 3 Background Didn’t believe Moshe the Beadle
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Quote #1 from Chapter 3 Background Beating up Madame Schachter
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Quote #1 from Chapter 3 “ I pinched my face. Was I still alive? Was I awake? I could not believe it. How could it be possible for them to burn people, children, and for the world to keep silent?” (pg. 30)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 3
Realization Disbelief Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #2 from Chapter 3 Background Study Talmud Religious
Studies of the Cabbala
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Quote #2 from Chapter 3 “I too had become a completely different person. The student of the Talmud, the child that I was, had been consumed in the flames. There remained only a shape that looked like me. A dark flame entered into my soul and devoured it.” (pg. 34)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 3
Changed Darkness Sins Dark Flame = “Loss of Faith” Thematic Element Struggle to Maintain Faith
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Quote #3 from Chapter 3 Background Father: beaten
Cared/love for his father
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Quote #3 from Chapter 3 “What had happened to me? My father had just been struck, before my eyes, and I had not flickered an eyelid…Yesterday, I should have sank my nails into the criminal’s flesh.” (pg.37)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 3
Bystander Defenseless Selfish Thematic Element Father-Son Bond
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Quote #1 From Chapter 4 Background Religious
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Quote #1 from Chapter 4 “ I now took little interest in anything except my daily plate of soup and my crust…I was a body. Perhaps less than that even: a starved stomach.” (pg. )
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 4
Hungry Soulless No longer pray Thematic Element Struggle to Maintain Faith Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #2 from Chapter 4 Background Franek wanted Eliezer’s gold tooth
Didn’t care about his father
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Quote #2 from Chapter 4 “But alas, Franek knew where to touch me; he knew my weak point. My father…We had to give in.” (pg. 53)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 4
Love for his father Caring son Thematic Element Father-Son Bond
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Quote #3 from Chapter 4 Background Religious
“Why do I pray? Why do I breath” Questioned God Young pipel was hanged
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Quote #3 from Chapter 4 “Where is He? Here He is - He is hanging here on this gallows…”- (pg. 62)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 4
Loss of Faith Hopelessness “God is Dead” Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity Against Man Struggle to Maintain Faith
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Quote #1 from Chapter 5 “’Don’t talk like that, Father.’ (I felt like I would break into sobs.) ‘I don’t want you to say that.’” (pg. 71)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 5
Fear Worried Hopeless Thematic Element Father-Son Bond
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Quote #2 from Chapter 5 “I ran off to look for my father. And at the same time I was afraid of having to wish him a Happy New Year when I no longer believed in it.” (pg. 65)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 5
Loss of belief – “Happy New Year” No longer believed that the new year would be “happy” or something to look forward to. Care for father Hopeless Thematic Elements Father-Son Bond and Struggle to Maintain Faith UNHappy New Year!
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Quote #3 from Chapter 5 Background
Belief that God will be there for him Studied Talmud Religious
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Quote #3 from Chapter 5 “Where is God? How can I believe, how could anyone believe, in this merciful God?” (pg. 73)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 5
Fear Confused Lost Loss of faith Thematic Element Struggle to Maintain Faith
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Quote #1 from Chapter 6 “My God, Lord of the Universe, give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done.” (pg. 87)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 6
Love Care for his father Doesn’t want to ever lose his father Thematic Element Father-Son Bond
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Quote #2 from Chapter 6 “The idea of dying, of no longer being, began to fascinate me.” (pg. 82)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 6
Depressed Suffering Thematic Element Struggle to Maintain Faith
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Quote #3 from Chapter 6 “God knows what I would not have given for a few moments of sleep. But, deep down, I felt that to sleep would mean to die.” (pg. 85)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 6
Exhausted / Tired of working Doesn’t have any time alone Desperate to be distant from the situation Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #1 from Chapter 7 Background Concentration camp experience
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Quote #1 from Chapter 7 “Here or elsewhere – what difference did it make? I die today or tomorrow, or later?” (pg. 93)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 7
Hopelessness Depression Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity Against Man
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Quote #2 from Chapter 7 Background
He’d been with his father during their Holocaust experience Concentration camp experience
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Quote #2 from Chapter 7 “Father! Father! Wake up. They’re trying to throw you out of the carriage.” (pg. 94)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 7
Loyalty Caring Son Thematic Element Father–Son Bond
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Quote #3 from Chapter 7 Background
Concentration camps made people crazy
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Quote #3 from Chapter 7 “On the Third Night of our Journey I woke up suddenly and felt tow hands on my throat, trying to strangle me.” (pg. 96)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 7
Treated like piece of trash Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #1 from Chapter 8 Background Rabbi Eliahou’s son abandons him
Every man for himself in a concentration camp
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Quote #1 from Chapter 8 “Don’t let me find him! If only I could get rid of this dead weight, so that I could use all my strength to struggle for my own survival, and only worry about myself” (pg. 101)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 8
Disloyalty Deception Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity against Man
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Quote #2 from Chapter 8 Background
Elie forgot about his dad for several hours Elie’s mind in battle between abandoning his dad and not abandoning his dad
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Quote #2 from Chapter 8 “Father! I’ve been looking for you for you for so long…Where were you? Did you sleep? How are you feeling?” (pg. 101)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 8
Being concerned Loyalty Thematic Element Father–Son Bond
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Quote #3 from Chapter 8 Background His father is very weak
German cruelty
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Quote #3 from Chapter 8 “The officer dealt him a violent blow on the head with his truncheon. I did not move. I was afraid. My body was afraid of also receiving a blow.” (pg. 106)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 8
Treated like animals Fear Terror Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #4 from Chapter 8 Background Elie’s dad died
Concentration camp’s psychological effects
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Quote #4 from Chapter 8 “And, in the depths of my being, the recesses of my weakened conscience, could I have search it, I might perhaps have found something – free at last.” (pg. 106)
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Analysis: Quote #4 from Chapter 8
Guilt Sadness Thematic Elements Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #1 from Chapter 9 “I spent my days in a state of total idleness. And I had but one desire- to eat. I no longer thought of my father or of my mother.” (pg. 107)
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Analysis: Quote #1 from Chapter 9
Hunger Desperation Loss Thematic Element Man’s Inhumanity to Man
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Quote #2 from Chapter 9 “From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me.” (pg. 109)
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Analysis: Quote #2 from Chapter 9
Despair Depression Loss of faith Thematic Element Struggle to Maintain Faith
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Quote #3 from Chapter 9 “And I had but one desire - to eat. I no longer thought of my father or mother.” (pg. 107)
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Analysis: Quote #3 from Chapter 8
Hopelessness Despair Thematic Element Father-Son Bond
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Purpose Remind audience of the Holocaust Never let history repeat
Better future
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Purpose: Evidence Silent Death Suffering/Torture Inhumanity of Man
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Purpose “It remains today a book we must read and reread if we are to accept responsibility for our past and to learn from that past for the sake of our future.” -Preface
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Purpose “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.” (pg. 32)
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