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Essay / The Night of Elie Wiesel - 438
The Night of Elie WieselIn The Night of Elie Wiesel, he recounts his horrible experiences as a Jewish boy under Nazi control. His words are strong and his message clear. Wiesel uses themes such as hunger and death to vividly depict his days during World War II. Wiesel's main goal is to describe to the reader the horrible scenes and feelings he endured as a repressed Jew. His tone and diction are powerful on this subject and envelop the reader. Young readers today find the actions of the Nazis almost unimaginable. This book more than adequately describes the era in the words of a victim herself. Wiesel uses logos, ethos and pathos in Night. The reader's logic is not directly appealed to, but indirectly the description of events leads the reader to...