'Night' is a deeply despairing portrayal of humanity's inhum
"Elie Wiesel's 'Night' proved to be a conspicuously depressing text, with various scenes being pessimistic towards humanity however under the great circumstance there was some glimpse of hope." The protagonist provides a clear emphasis of many incidences where, there is cruelty of the kapos, poor treatment of the prisoner's towards each other, the inhumanity of the living conditions and the desensitisation of the Jews, and the prisoners lack of faith in God. However the novel includes great images of human altruism where, the prisoners support each other, some people maintaining their faith in God despite the horror facing them, and the courageous strength of some Jews.The very first example of horrendous acts in the novel is shown through the brutality of the kapos (Jewish police) towards the prisoners. With various situations being re-captured by the protagonist. Such as him (Eliezer) being whipped cruelly twenty five times for being witness to Idek having sex with a Polish girl. On another occasion there's the scene where the young boy is hung in front of the other prisoners because he was one of three punished for finding an important stock of arms. "Three victims in chains- and one of them, the little servant, the
" An example where other prisoners became selfish and only worried about themselves and there survival. 117) Selfishness and wanting his father to die. Showing how courageous they were to stand up to the Germans, although on the outside they appeared weak at least on the inside their strength had prevailed. Why should I bless his name? The eternal, Lord of the universe the all-powerful and terrible, was silent. After Eliezers father's death he had nothing to care for anymore, he had lost all faith in God, and all he had left to think about was food and survival in a state of idleness. The prisoners became so desensitised "No more tears". To go from such a strong willed mentor to the exact opposite is just one example of the demanding effects on the prisoners involved in the Concentration Camps. 92) Living a life of nightmares, became exhausting for most, being sick of going from camp to camp and running with the Germans, as they were scared of evidence of the brutality in the concentration camps being found by the Russians. " You must never lose faith, even when the sword hangs over your head. Being in human thinking he could have his fathers rations as well as his, too scared to feel sorry for his father instead he felt glad. Also where feelings of jealousy, consumed prisoners on the daring behaviour of a particular man who succeeded in stealing a ration of soup, however didn't succeed in the aspect of life. Eliezer had become numbed out and incapable of controlling his emotions. From being so desensitised the prisoners had, had the complete mistrust in everyone.
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