Humanity, Holocaust and Night :: Night Elie Wiesel

Humanity, Holocaust and Night Wiesels Night is closely what the Holocaust did, not just to the Jews, but by extension, to humanity. People each(prenominal) over the world were devastated by this atrocious act, and there are unbosom people today who havent overcome the effects. One example of the heinous acts of the Germans that stands pop occurs at the end of the war, when Elie and the rest of the camp of Buna is being forced to wobble to Gleiwitz. This transfer is a long, arduous, and tiring journey for all who are involved. The defy is painfully cold, and snow fell heavily the distance is greater than or so people today will plain dream of walking. The huge aggregate of people is often forced to run, and if one collapses, is injured, or simply good deal no longer bear the pain, they are shot or trampled without pity. An photo that secures itself in Elies memory is that of Rabbi Eliahous sons leaving the Rabbi for dead. The father and son are discharge together w hen the father begins to grow tired. As the Rabbi falls farther and farther behind his son, his son runs on, pretending not to see what is happening to his father. This spectacle pay backs Elie to debate of what he would do if his father ever became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of his death. The German forces are so adept at breaking the pot liquor of the Jews that we can see the effects throughout Elies novel. Elies faith in God, above all other things, is strong at the onset of the novel, but grows weaker as it goes on. We see this when Elies father politely asks the gipsy where the lavoratories are. Not only does the gypsy not grace his father with a response, but he alike delivers a blow to his head that sent him to the floor. Elie watches the entire exhibition, but doesnt even blink. He realizes that nothing, not even his faith in God, can dispense with him from the physical punishment that would await him if he tried to counter fire the gypsy. If the gypsys attack had come just one day earlier, Elie probably would have afflicted back. However, the effect of the spiritual beating by the Germans was already being felt.