Human Dignity In Elie Wiesel's Night

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It is often rumored that the Nazis mistreated Jews. However, the question of why and how this rumor exists today may require reality examination. The scope of such a study, however, may be limited to reading an autobiography of a Jewish man named Elie Wiesel.

The book Night witness children being methodically burned alive, and many of their family members are shot. Such physical and psychological trauma of the camp dwindle prisoners’ humanity and self-worth. The overwhelming horror of Wiesel’s experience results in a chilling disconnection from humanity. In Night, Elie Wiesel manages to tell us how violence and the trauma of war could lead us to loss of human dignity.

In his book Night, Wiesel writes, “Human suffering anywhere concerns