During the book, Night, I was surprised, horrified and dumbstruck by how Elie Wiesel told his story of living through one of the biggest atrocities of World War II. "Don't you understand anything? You will be burned! Burned to cinder! Turned into ashes!"(31). The killing of millions of the Jewish and so called "impure" people of Europe through ways that are so inhumane and unsettling that it makes you think,'How could man do this to his own brother or sister?'. This is how I felt when reading Night.
"How was it possible that men, women and children were being burned and the world kept silent?" (32).The part that stirred the biggest emotion was the fact that when Elie Wiesel was walking in line, he saw a truck harboring young, healthy babies. Then, they would be unloaded from the truck and cast into the fire depths of the 'chimney' and burn alive until their bodies turned to ashes. Elie also described seeing an adult pit right next to it. This upset me so much and made me think 'How could one of these Germans look so harmless and yet be filled with so much hate?'. I also felt bad for Elie because he went through something that most people his age should not ever have to go through. He had to survive a genocide. He always states that he is always hungry, sleep deprived and always being treated as if no one wanted him to live.
Hayden,
ReplyDeleteYour writing really made me feel some very deep emotion throughout this first blog post. The way you described the impurities of the Jewish natives of Germany and how they were heartlessly annihilated by the Nazis really matched my thoughts of how awful this situation was. If you fixed a few spacing errors as well as rethink some of the adjective choices your post will be great. Overall, great start to your blog and keep up the good work.
Best,
Ian Sleat
Dear Hayden, Your blog post really made me feel exactly what you were talking about and I agree with your comment about how it upset you so much that you had to stop and think. I completely agree and felt the exact same way. I think you did a great job on this first blog post. One small thing that I have to say is that I would try and not go into as much detail about the babies because I think it's a little too gruesome.
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