Examples of Irony in Night?

1.) Evacuation of Auschwitz- Wiesel and his father thought that if they evacuated with the others, it would eventually lead to their freedom. Ironically, when they left with them, they were imprisoned for another three months. Had they decided to stay, they would have been liberated by the Red Army.

2.) Donning the yellow star- Wiesel's father didn't think much about the yellow star. In fact, it brought the Jewish community even closer than before. No one realized that wearing this star would alienate them even further. Read more on page 9.

3.) Auschwitz's motto “Work is Liberty-" In reality the only way to "freedom" was going through the chimney. No one survived.

4.) Madame Schachter's outburst- It actually falls into the category of dramatic irony but throughout the journey to Auschwitz, she keep screaming and stated that she saw "flames" and a "great fire." It was hot and stuffy inside the train as it was, so her shouts were not comforting. Everyone thought she had gone delirious like Moshe the Beadle, so rather than put up with her nonsense, the Jews tied her up and gagged her, hoping she'd quiet down. It would be revealed later on that the "great fire" she envisioned turned out to be one of the many crematoriums that was ubiquitous throughout the time Wiesel spent at the camps.

5.) Marta's offer- Their servant Marta offered safe refuge in a cabin that was well away from the Nazi occupation zone. No one wanted to be separated so the family turned down her offer down. Had they listened, their lives may have possibly been spared.

Its been years since I've read that book, but didn't they prepare to leave and saved things or did something before they left to the camps thinking that they were going to return?

Or did the character think about something about the camp that was completely wrong?

Blah, i have a bad memory >.<