Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Two Thesis Statement

1. a) Theme: In the novel "Night" by Elie Wiesel he proves that through rough times staying together with family helps you feel a sense of safety and happiness.

- "I certainly do.  But on one condition: I want to stay with my father" pg 46.
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- "Take care of your son. He's very weak and dried up.  Look after him well, to avoid the selection.  Eat! It doesn't matter what or when.  Eat everything you can. The weak don't hang bout for long" pg.42

- "I raised my eyes to look at my fathers face leaning over mine, to try to discover a smile or something resembling one upon the aged, dried up countenance." pg.65

- "Lets keep together.  We shall be stronger." pg.68

1. b) Character: Believing in religion especially for jews is such a struggle, for survivor Elie Wiesel he showed the strong strength in what he had for his religion.

- "There is joy---yes, joy.  Perhaps they thought that God could have devised no torment in hell worse then that of sitting there among the bundles, in the middle of the road, beneath a blazing sun; that anything would be preferable to that." pg.14

- "Oh god, Lord of the universe, take pity upon us in thy great mercy." pg. 16

- "Man raises himself toward god by the questions he asks him." pg.2

- "To do this is dangerous for the one who enters and also for the ones who are already there." pg.3

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