First Person Voice In Night By Elie Wiesel

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In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel’s first person voice has a greater impact and makes the piece more effective by evoking an emotional response from the reader. Specifically, it causes the reader to feel sympathy for the main character. After his father dies, Elie (the narrator) says “...my life during that period. It no longer mattered. Since my father’s death, nothing mattered to me anymore” (113). The diction he uses and the mood that comes across is what makes the reader sympathetic. The words “no longer mattered” are incredibly depressing and that melancholic feeling transfers over to the reader. Additionally, the novel causes the reader to feel furious because of the way Elie was treated. While Elie was exploring the warehouse, he discovered