Elie Wiesel's Life After the War

We researched Elie Wiesel's life after the war and made a slideshow.  

Elie Wiesel's Life After the War - Yilin Lyu

Studying 'Night' by Elie Wiesel

1. Empathy Map 2 - Elie aged 16, at the end of the war

We completed a second Empathy Map looking at what Elie was like at the end of the war. Elie was alone, his father died and he lost his entire family. I experienced pain from losing his father, but he gained freedom. 2. How had Elie changed from the 12 year old boy in Sighet to the 16 year old liberated from the concentration camp at the end of the war? He changed from a innocent, regular child to a victim and a survivor; He was a religious boy, he put lots of effort in to studying Kabbalah. during the war, he lost his faith, his morals; In the start of the book, he dedicated himself to follow his dads foot steps. In the end, when his father was dying, his father was pleading for help. But Elie respond to that with anger; He lost his innocence, family, faith, hope and trust. 3. As you read and/or listened to Elie's account of what he experienced during the Holocaust, how did it make you feel? It made me feel sad and shocked. sad for the Jews that had to go through all that: losing their family, being treated horribly, being killed when they did nothing wrong, they were just living like everyone else, but because they are Jews they had to go through all that. Shocked for what the Nazis did. They did all those cruel and non-humanity things to humans just like them. 4. What part of Elie's story did you find most upsetting or hardest to cope with? Why do you think that was? The part where Elie's father died. Because Elie's response to that was heart-breaking. He used to be a child that looks up to his father, but when his father was dying, he found him bothering. He was afraid that the SS officer would beat his father up, so all he wanted was him to shut up.

5. Did any part of Elie's story give you hope or make you feel a bit better? Why? No, because the whole story was just depressing. there wasn't any parts that made me feel like that Elie and the other Jews' lives were getting better. Even if they survived, there are definitely gonna be health conditions bothering them for the rest of their lives.

6. Has Elie's story altered or made clearer your views about human beings and how we relate to each other in society? How? yes, interaction between humans can change our point of views to someone. For example, Elie changed his point of view to his god. Because of the influence of interactions from concentration camp. we should always respect each other as a human being, and it's very important to relate to each other with no prejudice.

7. What is the most important message or idea you have taken from reading Night?

You should be grateful for what you already have, and if you put your mind on something you will always be able to overcome any obstacles.