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BACKGROUNDINTRO NOTES
NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL
WWII > who is elie wiesel?
2010 time 100Photo credit: david shankbone
Buchenwald, 1945. Wiesel is in the second row from the
bottom, seventh from the left.
addressing the United States Congress
Born 9/30/28 One of the most
discussed jewish holocaust survivors
Born in romania Family was deported
and bounced from camp to camp
eliewiesel
who is elie wiesel?
Published night in 1960, but it took 3 years to sell 3,000 copies
Won nobel peace prize in 1986
Today, his memoir has been translated into 30 languages.
Wiesel refused to make a film.
eliewiesel
who is elie wiesel?
Novel At a glance• autobiographical narrative• It covers 3 ½ years of Wiesel’s life• The authors style, imagery, and
symbolism create an evil portrait of the holocaust
NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL
Novel At a glance• Setting: hungary, poland, germany; 1941-
1945• Plot: the narrative traces the struggle of
wiesel and his father to survive as prisoners of the nazis
• Conflict: • External: nazi vs. jews; winter• Internal: loss of innocence and faith
NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL
Novel At a glance• Theme:• The depths of human evil challenge faith
in god• Dehumanization• Savagery vs. nobility• Human beings need illusions to combat
despair
NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL
united states of America
United kingdom
united Soviet Socialist Republic
china
france
poland
Canada
australia
New zealand
South africa
netherlands
The allies The axisNazi germany
japan
italy
hungary
romania
bulgaria
finland
thailand
iraq
WWII > who?
AUSCHWITZ – where ELIE AND FATHER WERE SENTbUCHENWALD – where SCHLOMO DIEDBUCHENWALD– where ELIE WAS LIBERATEDFROM
WWII > the holocaust
WWII > the holocaust
Synagogue in Warsaw ghetto Auschwitz death camp
WWII > the holocaust