Personal values can be under great stress in times of conflict. This is especially true about the horror of a widely known genocide, the Holocaust. Both Night and Life is Beautiful create powerful messages about the Holocaust. They show the sorrow throughout the concentration camps and the dire conditions they had to live in, such as crowded living spaces, little food, dirty water, and not to mention the abuse of the German soldiers. The stories portray the horrible genocide in different ways; Night focuses on a more factual perspective while Life is Beautiful is more light-hearted. Night is very detailed.
It really causes the reader to react in a disgusted way. Life is Beautiful is less factual and more optimistic.
It is more of a satire. For example, the main character, Guido, is a goofy little man who makes the movie entertaining through his funny lines and actions. The stories portray the Holocaust in different ways; but the true story vs. the less factual tale makes this an easy contrast. The personal values tested in Night are geared towards religious faith while the central idea of Life is Beautiful is focused on loyalty to family. The main character in Night is Eliezer, a young Jewish boy who was very faithful to his religion.
He prayed every day, and each time he did, he would cry. “I had never asked myself that question. I cried because...because something inside me felt the need to cry. That was all I knew”. He says that he doesn’t know, but unconsciously his faith in God is causing Eliezer to speak to God on a regular basis.

These details make it clear to the reader that Eliezer was a boy of belief. So how could a boy of such beliefs become doubtful? How could he start to lose his faith? “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust.” This quote explains how the
Holocaust affected