Ellis Orozco
2-15-08
Book Report 2-15-08

Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York. Hill and Wang. Copyright 1972, 1985. Translation copyright 2006.

Reason, Type and Setting: I chose to read this book because my mom read it before I did and told me she really liked it at that I’d probably like it. This book is more of and autobiography because it discusses Mr. Wiesel’s days in the concentration camps. My book takes place during the Second World War in the concentration camps.

Plot: This whole book is about this young boy (Wiesel) who ends up going to one of the Nazi concentration camps and he has to experience these horrendous occurrences at a very young age. He has to see people get tortured, burned, etc. It is a very powerful and moving book. It is incredible all the stuff that happens to him and yet he keeps going on and moving from camp to camp.

Character: Elie Weisel is a young innocent boy who is very naïve (like most young boys). He is a very emotional strong kid. He is able to go through some very tough times. Such as seeing his family get killed, yet he continues living with that hope that he’ll get freed (which he does). Elie Weisel is a very powerful and inspirational boy I wish I had the guts and strength to be able to endure what he did and continue going on with life. If anything the plot made Elie a stronger person.

Evaluation; I loved the novel it was very informative and powerful. I felt so terribly reading it but it was so well written that I had to continue going on. I really got attached to the character as the book progressed. It taught me in a sense more about the Holocaust and gave me a holocaust survivor’s perspective. I most certainly would recommend this book to anybody, it is very good. By reading this book I concluded the world has it’s obstacles and you are the one who decides whether you continue on and conquer them or let them conquer you. I never would’ve been able to act in the way he did. He had serious nerve and I respect him for being able to resist the Nazis oppression and hate.

Author, Context and Trivia: Elie Wiesel has written Dawn, Twilight, The Oslo Address, Sages and Dreamers along with many others. I haven’t read any other books by Mr. Wiesel but after reading this I would like to read more of them.