Night by Elie Wiesel

Kalen Hatten
Mrs. Hartney
LA 8A
26 February 2014

In Language Arts, the eigth grade has just finished reading a book called "Night" written by Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of many other best selling books. This book is an autobiography about Elie's account of his experiences at Auschwitz concentration camp and Buchenwald concentration camp. In it, he explains how at first, the Jews in his town of Sighet believed the Fascists would never come past Poland. When they did enter, they were moved to Ghettos and many orders were placed on them. Finally, they were taken to their first concentration camp. There, Elie was seperated from his mother and sister and never saw them again. He stayed with his father as long as he could. He moved to multiple other camps with his father, enduring hard labor, multiple beatings, and minimal to no food and water. After his father died, Elie felt he ahd nothing to live for, but pushed onward. Finally, during his last days at Buchenwald, the Russians and Americans caught up with the Germans and Elie was free at last. After all he and other inmates had endured, all they could think about was food. Ironically, Elie almost died form food poisening after he was released, but got better and went about his new life as a free Jew.