Blog Post Number 1 - Zoe

 Night, by Elie Wiesel shocked me. Before I had heard of the horrors of the Holocaust, but I could not grasp the scale of it.  It is emotional to read a sad storybook, but we always have the safety of knowing that it is not real. When I was reading Night, I was appalled as I processed that this story is true.  Moishe the Beadle's story especially stop out stood out to me.

“Without passion or haste, they shot their prisoners, who were forced to approach the trench one by one and offer their necks.  Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for machine guns.”(Wiesel 15)

It made me disgusted, angry and nauseous as I was reading this.  I was left wondering, how could a person do this to their peers? I have a little sister, and I would do everything in my power to make sure that she is safe.  Imagining her, or any of my family members, being shot by the Germans just because of their faith send chills up my spine. It made me realize how torn with fear Germany was, and all it took was someone to channel and direct all of the emotion.

       Elie Wiesel uses strong and simple imagery in his writing.  He also describes the emotions and situation with great vocabulary, while still avoiding flowery language. His thoughts are clear and give the reader an image without having to struggle with metaphors.  He portrays the story through his eyes as a child.  As children we are almost always without bias, and this perspective allows us to see that everyone is equal, and has a right to be treated as such.