Elie Wiesel: A Survivor of the Holocaust Essay -- Germany German Histo

Elie Wiesel A Survivor of the HolocaustElie Wiesel wrote in a mystical and existentialistic manner to depict his feel as a victim of the holocaust in his many novels. Such selections as Night and The Trial of God reveal the horrors of the concentration camps and Wiesels true thoughts of the historic period of hell that he encountered. This hell that Wiesel wrote about was released later in his tone due to his shock, sadness, and disbelief. Elie Wiesel spoke in third person when writing his stories. Unlike opposite Holocaust stories, Wiesel gave not only the facts but also the horrific and realistic feelings of a victim in the camps. All of Elie Wiesels novels were based on his life. At the age of 15, Eliezer Wiesel and his family were placed into concentration camps in Auschwitz. Wiesel accompanied his family for most of the time in the camps. He parted from his mother and sister Tzipora early in life and lived with his father during the years of the Holocaust. During his time in the concentration camps, Wiesel endured tons of pain. When he first reached the concentration camp Eliezer Wiesel witnessed the most disturbing thing. Tons of babies were being thrown into the air and shot to death. As they marched closer and closer to the ditch, Eliezer decided that rather then let himself be thrown into the fire, he would try to break onward and throw himself against the electrified fence that surrounded the camp. (Pariser 23) It was at that point that Elie and his father knew that they were going to experience the worst years of their life. On April 11, 1945, the two were free from the concentration camp. He was dense for many years and chose not to speak of his suffering. Eventually he spoke and made a pact that he would never be silent again. Eliezer Wiesel stated, And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. (Pariser 40) And Mr. Wiesel wasnt. Among those novels that Wiesel wrote, the one th at captured the most attention was Night. Night was one of Eliezer Wiesels greatest novels. Night is the true story of his experiences in the concentration camps. Some of the main characters in Night were real people in Wiesels life. Wiesel is called by his first name Elie in this story. In the beginning of the story, Elie speaks of his Jewish mysticism teacher Moshe the Beadle who is a poor Jew i... ...that some credit Night as the book of account that altered the attitudes of people in America about the Holocaust. Work Cited Page Lang, Anson. A Conversation With Elie Wiesel. Bold Type 2 Jan. 1999. 17 Mar. 2002 Marowski, Daniel G. Elie(zer) Wiesel. Contemporary literary Criticism. Volume 37. Detroit Gale Research Inc., 1986. Pages 449, 450. Mass, Wendy. Readings On Night. San Diego Greenhaven Press, Inc., 2000. Pages 13-24. Pariser, Michael. Elie Wiesel. Brookfield The Millbook Press, 1994. Riemer, Jack. Miracle of Friendship and Hope. Commonweal. May 25, 1979 Page 316-318 excer pted and reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Volume 37. Daniel Marowski. Detroit Gale Research Inc., 1986. Pages 451, 452. Schuman, Michael A. Elie Wiesel Voice From the Holocaust. Hillside Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1994. Pages 23-25. Stern, Ellen Norman. Elie Wiesel A Voice for Humanity. Philadelphia The Jewish Publication Society, 1996. Wiesel, Elie. And the Sea is Never Full. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Page 12. Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York Bantam Books, 1960. Wiesel, Elie. The Night Trilogy. New York The Noonday Press, 1985.