The Boys in the Boat is a book written by Daniel James Brown about the 1936 United States men’s rowing team. This story, in particular, shows the journey to the Olympics in the viewpoint of Joe Rantz. Night is a book written by Elie Wiesel about his experience in through the Holocaust. It shows his journey through different German concentration camps and how his personal life shifted. Joe Rantz and Elie Wiesel demonstrate resilience by bouncing back from all the turmoil they’ve been through for a purpose and both of them not letting losing their families stop them. Joe Rantz didn’t let anything or anyone get in his way from being successful because of the ideals and goals the crew and himself had. For example, “Joe realized that he and the