In Ellen Fine's Book, "Legacy of Night: The Literary universe of Elie Wiesel." She analyzes Wiesel's book, "Night," as well as his other work. In this essay I will discuss how Fine's Definition of a witness pertains to Elie Wiesel. "The witness can be defined as the person who sees or kows by his or her presence and perception; and the one who testifies in words and deeds" (Fine 2). Fine also talks about bearing witness, "taking the responsibility for speaking about it" (3). I think Wiesel fits Fine's definition of a witness. I also think, that since Wiesel made the choice to write books about the Holocaust, he also fits Fine's role of a witness.
             There are two main ways that Wiesel takes on le temoin. Le temoin, translated from French, means the role of the witness. The role of a witness is that after observing a phenomenon you to take the responsibility for speaking about it (Fine 3). Wiesel first made the choice not to be silent. The second is that he wrote books about his experience. He wrote so humanity would not forget the horror of the Holocaust. By taking the role of the witness he is helping for history not to repeat itself.
             Wiesel brings the heartache and the terror of the Holocaust to life. He uses dialogue and dynamic characters to turn his experiences into stories. These stories are his way of excepting the role of a witness. Wiesel is, "an active participant who chooses to give testimony" (Fine 3).
             "Wiesel writes from the perspective of a witness-storyteller," (Fine 2). Wiesel is a perfect example of Fine's definition of a witness. "One must distinguish therefore between witnessing an event and bearing witness to it," (Fine 3) through his novels. He uses his experiences knowledge of the Holocaust, and imagination all mixed together to warn and inform audiences about the horro of genocide.
             Wiesel fits the description of a witness in his book because he was an active participater. He was ther...