“Pressed tightly against one another, in an effort to resist the cold, our heads empty and heavy, our brains a whirlwind of decaying memories. Our minds numb with indifference. Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today or tomorrow, or …

1 Night by Elie Wiesel. 2 Biography. 3 Genocide The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. Synonyms: mass murder, mass homicide, massacre.

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In Night, Elie Wiesel shares his story of the Holocaust, the name given to the persecution and murder of millions of Jews and others during World War II.

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Example: In Night, Elie Wiesel examines an important question: What causes goodness in a human being? By using the Holocaust as a backdrop, Wiesel is able to shed light on this question in a unique and provocative way.

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Night, by Elie Wiesel is a type of testimony or memoir, in which Wiesel recounts his horrific experience in the Holocaust. Wiesel was only 15 when he and his family were deported to Auschwitz, a concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust Wiesel decided to wait 10 years before writing Night...

Night Vocabulary Words and Definitions Chapter 1 1. Encumbered – (adj.) held back; hindered; weighed down by something heavy 2. Mysticism – (n.) vague, obscure thinking or belief; doctrine that states it’s possible to achieve communion with God through contemplation and love 3. Anecdotes – (n.)...

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