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Night makes me feel depressed and I have realized how evil people can really be and how terrible the Jewish people were treated. Do the Jews know how evil they are being?’ Do they ever think about how the Jews feel?” I think Elis choices of words are interestingly descriptive. "Remember," he went on. "Remember it always, let it be graven in your memories. You are in Auschwitz. And Auschwitz is not a convalescent home. It is a concentration camp. Here, you must work.”(p. 38) The Germans decided to put the jews in concentration camps in Auschwitz and the Jews were forced to work. If they did not they would become “useless” and would be tortured and killed. Wiesel explained this very well from the germans point of view. The author made it clear that The Jews were now slaves. “AROUND 5 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING…. “(36) The Jews were treated like animals. And got NO say in how they were treated. This really struck me thinking about groupthink. Which can be really dangerous because if someone starts something bad and people join in it becomes a huge issue. Overall I think Wiesel's writing is very impactful towards many people, especially me.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    Dana,
    I enjoyed reading your blog post. It was interesting to see your perspective on "Night". I agreed completely with what you said, and you had a really strong word choice.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2018 at 2:28 PM

    Dana,

    I think your blog had strong points. I agree that the Jew were treated inhumanly and i think that you had a good quote to support it. I also think it is terrible that if the Jews were labeled as "useless" they would be tortured and killed.

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