When conditions become cruel, people cling to their family. It is a necessary aspect of our lives that we can always return to. It gives us something to hold on to, and it can keep us going in even the worst of times. I rely on my family for support, advice, and guidance every day. They are the ones that help me up when I fall. If I were to be left to fend for myself, I do not believe that I would be able to scrape together a living. In the novel, many characters lost their families. One passage even shows that Elie thought of suicide when his father was facing the selection. “I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me. Like an orphan. I thought: even now my father is helping me. I myself didn’t know whether I wanted the day to go by quickly or not. I was afraid of finding myself alone that evening. How good it would be to die right here!” (Wiesel 75-76). Elie thinks that without family, there is nothing left to live for. Knowing that his father needs him is the only thing that keeps him alive.
8A Global Studies: This blog is a forum for you to share with the class your reactions to Night, a memoir by Elie Wiesel. You are required to write a post based on the assigned reading. Each writing post should be at least 200 words in length. In addition to posting your response to the reading, take time to read at least two other posts and comment briefly following the guidelines we have set forth in class. If two people have already commented on a post, please choose another.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Zoe-Blog Post #2
In Night, by Elie Wiesel, one of the prominent themes is family ties. This theme can be seen early on in the novel when Elie’s community is on the train. One woman starts to lose her sanity when she is separated from her family: “Mrs. Schächter had lost her mind. On the first day of the journey, she had already begun to moan. She kept asking why she had been separated from her family. Later, her sobs and screams became hysterical” (Wiesel 24). Mrs. Schächter has become mad with grief and confusion. She no longer knows if her beloved family is alive, or what is to become of them. The mystery is enough to make her crazy, and could destroy her desire to live.
When conditions become cruel, people cling to their family. It is a necessary aspect of our lives that we can always return to. It gives us something to hold on to, and it can keep us going in even the worst of times. I rely on my family for support, advice, and guidance every day. They are the ones that help me up when I fall. If I were to be left to fend for myself, I do not believe that I would be able to scrape together a living. In the novel, many characters lost their families. One passage even shows that Elie thought of suicide when his father was facing the selection. “I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me. Like an orphan. I thought: even now my father is helping me. I myself didn’t know whether I wanted the day to go by quickly or not. I was afraid of finding myself alone that evening. How good it would be to die right here!” (Wiesel 75-76). Elie thinks that without family, there is nothing left to live for. Knowing that his father needs him is the only thing that keeps him alive.
When conditions become cruel, people cling to their family. It is a necessary aspect of our lives that we can always return to. It gives us something to hold on to, and it can keep us going in even the worst of times. I rely on my family for support, advice, and guidance every day. They are the ones that help me up when I fall. If I were to be left to fend for myself, I do not believe that I would be able to scrape together a living. In the novel, many characters lost their families. One passage even shows that Elie thought of suicide when his father was facing the selection. “I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me. Like an orphan. I thought: even now my father is helping me. I myself didn’t know whether I wanted the day to go by quickly or not. I was afraid of finding myself alone that evening. How good it would be to die right here!” (Wiesel 75-76). Elie thinks that without family, there is nothing left to live for. Knowing that his father needs him is the only thing that keeps him alive.
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Zoe, I really liked your passages in the novel. I think that they are very strong for this theme. I also like how these passages are spread out between the pages that we have read.
ReplyDeleteZoe,
ReplyDeleteI really liked what you chose to focus on, It created a strong focus point. And how you chose different passages from different points in the novel. Great Job!
-Mimi
Zoe,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. Your choice of words and the way you put them together really pulled me in as a reader. When you used the quote about the woman on the train who seemingly lost her mind then explained it was very well put together.