Characters
The narrator and protagonist of Night
Elie Wiesel
Sighet
How many ghettos are established in Sighet?
2
People refusing to admit the genocide happened or covering up evidence
Denial
"The Germans were already in our town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict was already out—and the Jews of Sighet were still smiling."
Denial, hope, optimism
The poor Jew who was deported from Sighet for being a foreigner
Moishe the Beadle
The extermination camp where Elie and his father are first taken
Auschwitz II Birkenau
What is one way the Jews are dehumanized at the concentration camps?
Head shaving, tattoos, abuse, inhumane conditions, starvation, free labor
Mass amounts of people are killed
Extermination
"Kapos came to sort the prisoners into work Kommandos: 'Each one began to choose the men he liked: ‘You…you…you…’ They pointed their fingers, the way one might choose cattle, or merchandise"
Dehumanization
The woman in the cattle car who saw visions of fire and smoke
Mrs. Schachter
The type of factory Elie and his father are put to work in
Electrical parts factory
Why were several prisoners, including a young boy, publicly hanged at Auschwitz
They were planning a revolt/hiding weapons
Treating or talking to people like they are less than human
Dehumanization
"I no longer accepted God's silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him. And I nibbled on my crust of bread. Deep inside me, I felt a great void opening."
Faith
The foreman who pressured Elie to give him his gold tooth
Franek
The country that Elie and his family are from
Romania
18
Using visual symbols to show that a group of people are different, such as the yellow star
Symbolization
"And he began beating him with an iron bar. At first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lightning."
Abuse
Yossi or Tibi
The name of the last camp the prisoners are taken to
Buna
Isolating the victim group even further from the rest of society, often using propoganda
Polarization
"Were there still miracles on this earth? He was alive. He had passed the second selection. He had still proved his usefulness… I gave him back his knife and spoon"
Hope, family