“To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time” is a quote by Eliezer Wiesel, the author of Night. The quote explains how remembering those who have departed from us is important and pays tribute to their loss. However, dismissing it would just be as bad as killing them again. The Holocaust was one of the biggest events in human history, considering the mass genocide of over six million Jews and the extreme anti-semitism that occurred. It is truly important to study the Holocaust
and 1940s was a period that greatly revealed the character of people, showing the true ugly side of how people treated people. The atrocities committed by the Nazis and the Japanese Empire from the buildup to WWII and during WWII are the greatest examples of the horrors that people can commit when driven by hate. However, the savagery performed by the Nazis on those they saw unfit in Europe is one of the most documented horrors in history, and the Jews were the majority of victims in the Holocaust
“Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking, loving, and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes a new, deeper meaning” Elizer Wiesel. The book “Night” was based on a true story of a holocaust survivor. Elizer and his father Chlomo went from camp to camp, from beating to beating, all for his father to end up dying in the end. I will explain three types of irony that takes place in the story. Firstly, dramatic irony