Night

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November 11, 1996



NIGHT


What was my reaction to Elie Wiesel's book "Night" ? The only way I can

express my reaction is disbelief. I could not believe how much pain was inflicted on the

Jews. I could not believe how the world stood by as this extermination happened. I

especially could not believe how Elie Wiesel survived to tell this tragic story.

I suppose I would have had to be a Jew during the time of the holocaust to

know what actually went on. From what I have read, I can say that I am glad to have not

even been alive during this time. It seemed horrible and unbearable. The fact that Elie

Wiesel survived through all this terror is beyond my imagination.

While reading the book I felt great pity on the Jews. I almost could not bear to

finish reading the it. It told of a side to the holocaust that I never even knew existed.

All the detailed descriptions of the beatings and circumstances they went through was

unbelievable.

This book was very informative. The way Wiesel remembered all the dates and

other important events amazed me. He captured the true horror of the holocaust. Every

page gave deeper and more horrifying details of this extermination of the Jews. In my

opinion, it could not have been written any better.

What was my reaction to this book ? Disbelief. I truly could not understand this

extermination unless I was there. It showed me a new degree of inhumanity.


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Furthermore, even though I am not jewish, I have obtained a new hatred toward the nazis

due to this book.