In the book Night, by Elie Wiesel one of the most recurring themes is luck. What are the odds that someone would tell Eliezer that he should say he is 18. "No. You're eighteen." (Wisel 30) This is one of the most important scenes in the book, if this hadn't happened Elies tale would've ended in the third chapter. I fell luck is also one of the most interesting themes. It is so weird to think how only a tiny mistake you make could lead you to death. A good sub theme for luck would be family. Mainly because he was lucky to have his father with him. One of the main reasons Elie stays calm throughout this is because he has his father with him. He has a wise role model to guide Eliezer through the holocaust.
Another lucky thing that happened was when his foot got infected, “Actually, being in the infirmary was not bad at all: we were en- titled to good bread, a thicker soup. No more bell, no more roll call, no more work. From time to time, I was able to send a piece of bread to my father. ” (Weisel 78) This gave him two weeks of rest and no work. The reason the infirmary was good was because you get more food better beds and do not have to work. Even though you still had to go through selection he was still treated better. Which is beneficial due to the fact that it was winter.
Eli, your passages were very strong. However I realized that you only put luck that is good. I would have liked you to put in a passage that shows Elie and his dad having some bad luck. However you did explain what was happening in the book during this part and I liked how you put to passages that are far from each other in the book.
ReplyDeleteThis post is very good, but I think it's a bit rushed and it seems like you threw random thoughts in to quickly finish the assignment. If you didn't have a lot of time to complete it, you should've hidden that a bit more.
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ReplyDeleteYour post is very well written I liked the way you intertwined your quotes with your writing. Although all the key components are there it seemed a bit rushed as Jasmine mentioned. I think maybe elaborating would be helpful.