Elie Wiesel writes in an interesting way. He makes it seem ominous, but only in a way that shows how foolish the characters are being. For instance, “Most people thought that we would remain in the ghetto until the end of the war, until the arrival of the Red Army. Afterwards everything would be as before. The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion” (Wiesel 12). In this example Wiesel says implies that the Jews are terribly misinformed in this situation. This is not only because the last sentence symbolizes misconstrued viewpoints, but also because it tells of contradictions to the other part.
So far, the book has introduced the characters (as usual), but it has also been very explicit, vivid, and thrilling (in an emotional way) in its telling of bad things to come. “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” (6). Such a morbid portrayal, it really does show the animosity from the Germans, and also highlights some of what is to come next.
Nathaniel,
ReplyDeleteHello my good sir. You have provided more of a response to his writing, and included very little about your emotions. Besides that your post has a clear assertion.