PPT-Night: Theme Elie’s Struggle to Maintain Faith in

God Elies struggle with his faith is a dominant conflict in Night At the beginning of the memoir his faith in God is absolute His belief in God is unconditional and he cannot imagine living without faith in a divine power . Born in . Sighet. , Transylvania . Yiddish. Jewish community . Family- grocers . Spoke Romanian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, and Hebrew . Interests-. Religious studies. Folk tales. Judaism . BACKGROUND INFO. Night. Taryn Strawser- Genre Studies- Dr. Elizabeth Brown- 15 November 2012. Imagine….. Being fifteen again. Being ripped away from your home and forced into a ghetto. Being loaded into a cattle car with almost 100 other people. Elie. Wiesel. Chunk #2: Stark Portrait of Truth. Chunk #2: Stark Portrait of Truth. Day 1 . Anchor Quotation: . “You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.” . Jamari Robinson. November 13, 2012. College English Honors 2. Lose desire to live. Elie Wiesel lost the dire to live while at the camp. He went through so much during that time that made him feel like dying. He was deprived of his will to live. The things that Elie went through impacted him in a major way. He witnessed deaths, cruelty, injustice, and more terrible things at the concentration camp.. review. 15 questions:. 14 multiple choice (half cold read). 1 paragraph. Write the answer to the question on the white board. . Do not let the other groups hear/see your answer until time is called.. Jasmine, Kasie, Gary . Kindness. Quote: “ I felt a cold hand wiping the blood from my forehead. She was smiling her mournful smile as she slipped me a crust of bread …” ( Night 53).. Explanation: The French girl risked her life for him and she is helping him after getting beaten by . discussion questions . CHAPTER 3. Re-read the first part of page 32 (“Never shall I forget…”). Discuss the motif of night, both in this passage and in the text so far.. CHAPTER 3. Fire is another important motif in this chapter. How is the motif of fire used, both literally and figuratively?. . Elie. Wiesel. English 2201. Chapter Discussion and Notes. Pages 3-23. Chapter 1. Elie. Wiesel’s home in . Sighet. , Poland. . Chapter 1 continued. Setting: the time and place where a text takes place. *Often setting is an important aspect of a text. . How to Write a Good Journal Entry…. You are usually given a journal prompt …. turn that prompt into your topic sentence. . For example: . What do you know about the Holocaust?. Most of what I’ve learned about the Holocaust came from our trip to the National Holocaust Museum for our eighth grade field trip.. Standard RI 8.6. Determine the author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.. Holocaust Happened vs Denial. Elie. Wiesel. (1928-2016). Elie. Wiesel . –. Biographical information. Elie. Wiesel . (1928-2016) was born in . Sighet. , Romania. Sighet. . was a small town . in what was . then part of Romania but became part of Hungary in . We will review Elie Wiesel’s Night . Let’s begin! Hitler & the Holocaust Symbolism & terms Plot 1 Characters Theme 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 10pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 20pt 30pt 30pt 30pt 30pt About the Author Elie Wiesel Pronounced: EL-LEE VEE-ZEL In 1940, Romania became part of Hungary, an area that was soon invaded by the Nazis. Eliezer (Elie), the only son, had two older sisters and one younger sister. How to Write a Good Journal Entry…. You are usually given a journal prompt …. turn that prompt into your topic sentence. . For example: . What do you know about the Holocaust?. Most of what I’ve learned about the Holocaust came from our trip to the National Holocaust Museum for our eighth grade field trip..