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Help with the book Night by Elie Wiesel?
I have an essay due about this and I also have a couple papers that's due also so ANY help would be nice. BTW this is the beginning part of the book. Who is Eliezer close with in the beginning in his family? To whom would like to be closer with? What do the Jews that live there know about the outside world in 1941? How do they respond to what they know? I might have more questions later. THANKS!
I have read the book, its just that the parts that I have trouble on are these parts. I have 20 questions to answer, and these are the only part that I need help on. Okay?
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- LexicalLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well, I know Elie felt burdened by his father Shlomo in the death camps, but I believe he was close to him in the beginning. His father became more and more despondent in the camps and Elie lost his faith in God (maybe that's who he wanted to be closer to...God?). The Jews in Elie's village knew a little bit about what was happening, but couldn't bring themselves to believe it (one man, I believe, who was considered the town nutcase, came back and told them of his experiences and was rejected and mocked). They basically responded to what they "knew" by refusing to accept the truth (which was horrific and very hard for them to believe). It's been a while since I read this book, though. You might want to check out wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_(book)
It's been a long time since I read Night and I liked it, but not as much as Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning".
Source(s): I read Night (I recommend you do too, it's a good book). Sorry I couldn't be more help. - Anonymous1 decade ago
Here's my question:
Why have you not read the book to do this on your own? I have no problem with helping others who might be a bit stuck but all you're demonstrating here is that you're procrastinating and being lazy. It's not our responsibility to do your work. Read the book, show us you've at least ATTEMPTED it and then people would be more inclined to help.
