Night

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Night, a dark mysterious time. Every real vivid memory of Elie Wiesel was at night. He didn't know when his last night was going to be. At night he had seen babies being killed off, people being hung. When you think of night you think of it as the end, none of the Jews knew exactly when their end was going to be but they could feel it coming. I think this picture represents night because it is dark and gloomy. You can't really see what's lurking around you, what might pop out at you, or what may kill you. This picture isn't even close to as frightening as the Holocaust, but it is quite scary if you think about it. Imagine being alone in these dark woods, not knowing where you are, or even where you are going, complete confusion. You would have no idea what was coming next, you wouldn't know if you would make it through the night, which is exactly why I think it ties in so well.

Fire

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Nazis used fire to kill so many innocent people. They burnt anyone no matter what age or gender. Elie spoke of babies being engulfed in the flames. The Nazis burnt people alive, it disgust me honestly. This picture represents fire and the holocaust because it shows the flames reflecting in the eye. Which is obvious, but I believe that the if you look closely it isn't just an eye. It's the eye of someone watching terrible things happening, it's an eye of someone in pain. It's like the owner of this eye doesn't believe what is happening. It's like the person just seen a glimpse of Hell. Which is what I would imagine the Jewish people thought and felt. The fire engulfing people all around them, how terrified they must have been.

The Importance of Father-Son Bonds

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In the story "Night" the only thing Elie Wiesel has left is his father. That was the only thing keeping him alive, the only person he really cared about anymore. They struggle together throughout the entire book. Elie also see's other fathers and sons being torn apart. He see's how being put through this can turn you against your own blood. This picture represents the importance of father-son bonds because it shows a child being hugged by his father. It's really a simple little gesture, but it shows how much they care for each other. Just like Elie and his father fighting for their lives together, because they care. A tragedy like they went through would make someone feel so small, and helpless. It would make you wish you were a small child and could just crawl into your father's arms where you would feel safe, and where you could pretend nothing bad could ever happen to the two of you.

Inhumanity Toward Other Humans

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In the concentration camps the Germans wanted to make the Jewish people think they had nothing to live for. They took everything that meant anything at all to them away. The Germans wanted to make the Jews think that they weren't even humans really. The only thing that became important to them was food. That's the only thing most of the Jews really cared about. Which makes sense, seeing that the Germans took everything valuable away from them, including their family. This picture represents inhumanity because it is people of the same race, maybe even friends or family, fighting over food rations. It shows how uncivilized humans can be when they need something to survive. If you make a man starve, it's like your making an animal out of him. When humans feel tortured and hungry, they don't care about anyone but themselves. I think that this picture really shows that. It is of people in Haiti fighting over food rations. These people have lost their home and has been through great tragedy. I think this shows that these kinds of things do still happen in the world.

Silence

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Silence. None of the Jews knew what where they were going, what was going to happen. The world kept the Holocaust a secret for as long as they could. No one would even believe such treacherous things were happening so close to where they lived. I think this picture pertains to the Holocaust because the man is alone. From the book it seems like everyone feels so alone, they have nothing to live for really. The man is alone, everything around him is silent and still. Unlike in the picture, the Jews were surrounded by people, but were stuck inside themselves with only their thoughts.

Eliezer’s Struggle to Maintain Faith in a Benevolent God

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For this theme I chose a picture of the Twin Towers. It ties into the theme because it shows a great tragedy. The plane running into the building killed so many people, just like Hitler trying to exterminate the Jews. After seeing, or living through something so terrible, it makes you wonder why God let such horrible events happen in the first place. Eli struggled to maintain his faith because of how many people he seen being murdered on a daily basis. He could do nothing but watch as cruelty was taking place all around him. Just like 9-11, watching what happened, seeing people just from some of the highest levels of the building. All the deaths, knowing how many people couldn't come home to their families any more. Living through that, and seeing it happen, would cause anyone to question God.