Around 11 million people were killed in the Holocaust.


Night by: Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel's overall message in Night is never forget. We should never forget the horrors of the Holocaust.

ELIE USES REPETITION

• Quote:
• "Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night...Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke...Never" (Wiesel 32)
• Elie Wiesel's message of never forget is conveyed in this quote with his use of repetition. The use of repetition emphasizes the point he is making; the importance of remembering and not forgetting.

ELIE USES MOTIFS

• Quote:
• "The bell. It was already time to part, to go to bed. The bell regulated everything. It gave me orders and I executed them blindly. I hated that bell. Whenever I happened to dream of a better world, I imagined a universe without a bell" (Wiesel 73)
• The bell was a reoccurring symbol in the book Night. Elie is constantly reminded of the bell. The horrors associated with this bell will forever remain in his memory

ELIE USES IMAGERY

• Quote:
• "These words which came from under the ground, from a faceless shape, filled me with terror." (Wiesel 74-75)
• Elie Wiesel uses strong, vivid language that shows the importance of these events and the impact they had on him. They must not be forgotten.

ELIE DIRECTLY STATES

• Quote:
• "Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live." (Wiesel 32)
• Elie Wiesel directly states that he will never forget the experiences that he had while he was at a concentration camp, he tells us no one else should either.

CONNECTION

• Quote:
• "...I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices."
• This quote connects to the theme in Night because they both express the theme of never forget. In both this speech and book, real world examples are used.

CONCLUSION

• Elie Wiesel used many tools and techniques in his writing that help show that the overall message of Night is never forget