As far as I can tell from the first section of the reading of Night, it is a book that has a lot of pieces that will cause emotion. The emotion that was most brought out for me was sadness, because of how the people were treated by the Germans even in the first section. Which was a surprise to me because I had assumed that the story would build up to the bad things that happened. However, bad things were happening within the very first chapter. One of the passages in the book that has brought out emotion so far is:
Finally, people began to worry in earnest. One of my friends, Moishe Chaim Berkowitz, returned from the capital for Passover and told us, “The Jews of Budapest live in an atmosphere of fear and terror. Anti-Semitic acts take place every day, in the streets, on the trains. The Fascists attack Jewish stores, synagogues. The situation is becoming very serious…”
(Wiesel p.9)
I personally think that Wiesel is a strong writer. He describes things well and paints pictures in your head. He does have somewhat of a simple writing style, where he uses straightforward wording and not very complex terms. I think it is an interesting way of writing that is unlike most writers styles.
My very first reaction of the book was that Wiesel tells the story very well. I know I wasn’t there with him so I wouldn’t know if it was told perfectly. However, it seems to be very well explained, even though it is a hard thing to read or write about, he does it very well.
CC,I really like the quote you picked out from the book about other Jew telling them about the danger from the Germans. I also appreciate that you commented on first part of the book, and how Elie went straight to the point. I just wish you when a little more in to detail about how you feel about his writing style.
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ReplyDeleteI liked the structure and assertions of your post. I think that youe had a very good point about how the story turned bad almost right away. Your quote supported your point, and provided some good information. I think that you could have made the writing sound more formal though. It is written more as if you were talking to someone. Also, you used many broad terms like "strong" and "emotion". I think sone more specific words would have improved it. Overall, it was very nice!