Elie Wiesel's Night

Elie Wiesel's Night

Question one) look at the cover of the book. Does the cover of the book show that it is a biography/autobiography and not fictional book? How?

The responder’s first look at this autobiography does not appear or resemble a life story until the words that are displayed across the cover advert your attention. “His record of a childhood in death camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald”, these words represent a biography or memoir written piece. The use of words in the persuasion including the expression “record” identifies the book as an account of a living or deceased persons life.

Question two) what is so special or interesting about this person? Why has the book been written about them?

The autobiography written of Elie Wiesel is a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps. Wiesel recounts living through a war stricken age went through a dramatic experience keeping his own life safe. As there were mass amounts of death during the holocaust and Wiesel was fortunate to be alive today and tell the public of what he went through to be here present today.

Question three) read the first chapter of the book. How is the subject introduced? What are your reactions to him/her?

After reading the first chapter we are introduced to Wiesel himself contemplating on religion and where his maturity in life. Chapter one consuming ten pages of the autobiography takes an in depth response into what has lead up to the deportation. We are introduced into what area and what condition, this is to compare to future conditions that Wiesel will have to be set to. Following reading the first interval, reactions to Wiesel experiences are sympathetic and concern towards him.

Question four) how does the writer create interest in the first chapter?

Wiesel uses suspense and anticipation to create interest. Wiesel also uses the uses major events happening in the era of 1945. This is to capture interest and so the reader has a brief knowledge on what has happened without making it complex and makes you want to read further into his side of the story.

Question five) at what point in the persons life does the book begin? Why do you think the author has started it in this point?

Wiesel is 16 years old at the beginning of the book where as mentioned before he’s belief in religion is indecisive but brought up as a young Orthodox Jew and being sent with his family to the German concentration camps.