Friday, May 23, 2008

In this chapter of Night, by Elie Wiesel the men are moving to a new camp one that was far away. With the little food that the men had in them they were forced to run hard for several house. They were in the snow and were doing all they could so they wouldn’t die.

The men were on a light march to the new camp till they were told to run. The men would run as fast as they could with out stopping for long period of time. They could not stop or take a break or else they would be shot. This harsh run took a toll on a lot of the men. Many could not make it and it seemed horrible to hear the gun shots because they would only mean one thing which was death. On this run Elie had felt that he was separated into to things, one his mind and the other his body. He didn’t like his body because it was slowing him down. He was frightened when he had felt he could not make it. But this would not stop him fortunately. His dad had encouraged him to make it he told him that it wasn’t to far.

The men had finally made it and they were all forced to lye down even if it meant that you were on top of someone else. As many tried for air it was very difficult. Elie would have to do the same because he only had a little air. This forced hi to claw at the person on top of him with his nails. It would tear away skin and was his fight to live. Fortunately he made it and recognized someone and would talk to them shortly. He and his father had made it this far. They would have to get up shortly and have to stand in the frigged cold. They would eat little bread and for water the snow off the man in front of them back.

Friday, May 16, 2008

In this chapter of Night, by Elie Wiesel the Jewish people are coming up on the Jewish New Year. Also, the Germans are checking the Jewish people conditions and seeing who will be taken out of the camp.

Elie is now starting to question his faith and wondering why he would still be there if God actually was watching over them. He said that he stopped praying. But when the New Year came he went to the camp were all the men went to have a mass. He was didn’t say happy new year to the others because he felt it was not right. When he approached his father he noticed he felt the same way as him and didn’t wish him a happy new year. Reading this book I can see how it may cause people to question their faith. I could especially see this in a young person like Elie who is trying to figure out where he is going with his life.

As the Jewish people in the camps are getting checked over by the doctors head to foot people arre wondering if they are going to be called out and killed because they are not strong enough. Elie had passed the test and his father thought he did bet he was wrong. He found out the next day that he had his number written down which means he didn’t pass this was bad. Elies father gave him his knife and a spoon because he knew he was going to be killed. But later he found out he had one chance to save himself. He took the test one more time and fortunately passed.

Friday, May 9, 2008

In this chapter Night, you see Elie and his father they are on there way to a camp to work. They could not choose the camp and they were inspected by German doctors. They finally are moved into a camp and worked in an electrical building where they would be used for distributing materials.

Going threw the line of the medical doctors Elie was asked if he was healthy and then the next doctor was a dentist and he was only checking for gold teeth and implants. Elie had a gold implant and was put on a list not by name but number that was tattooed to his arm. He was later asked to go to the dentist where they would extract it, fortunately he procrastinated and the dentist was arrested for selling the gold teeth and crowns. Later, a SS man asked Elie for it and in return he would help Elie out by giving him extra food. Elie would refuse this until the man had made it to torturous for his dad who he would beat because he didn’t know how to march correctly. He finally gave it up, not knowing that in a week he would be moved to a different camp.

Earlier in the day Elie and his father were talking to veterans and were asking which the best camp to be sent to they said it was Buna. This was fortunately where they later would be sent to work with electrical materials. It was an easy job with a nice SS officer in command and good living conditions. Fortunately the material was not live with electricity and was easy to handle. This is where Elie and his father would work side by side sorting material.

Near the end of this chapter the men were given little hope with U.S. bombings happening around the camp and destroying some of the camps. This reassured the men that one day they may be free and them some motivation to live.

Friday, May 2, 2008

In this chapter of Night, by Elie Wiesel the Jewish people have to leave there belongings behind on a wagon that they arrive at the camp. The people were separated by gender, men to the left and women to the right. They are now in the concentration camps and have to move from harsh treatment and conditions.

Now Elie and his father were separated from his mother and sister. The two groups of men and women went separate ways now. Elie and his father were told they were going to the crematorium; they started to believe this when they saw the flames. Elie was now considering taking his life then, by just running into the electric barbed wire fence, so that he wouldn’t have to go their a slow and painful death.

In the camp Elie was nervous, with noises from men shouting and having to leave his mother and sister. In the camp the men were told to strip down to just shoes and a belt, it was cold now and the men were all trembling. They were told they would get new clothes soon, but this wouldn’t happen till a few days latter. Later, the men were told to run now to another camp in Auschwitz. In this camp it was much better; they started with a hot shower and a new pair of cloths. They would wake up at ten o’clock, receive soup in the morning take a nap in the evening, and receive bread at night. Elise and his father were not sure if they wanted to be transported now to a new camp because they were making out ok but many people were being moved. Unfortunately, their choice was made by the Germans and now they are moving to an unknown destination.