Arrishen Nanthakumar
Ms. Mitchell
ENG 4U0
7 November 2016

Night Essay
Ellie Wiesel’s purpose of writing the night was to show the world the real horrors of the holocaust. Ellie successfully created an atmosphere in which the reader can achieve a heightened understanding of the horror of the holocaust. He uses literary devices, Diction and Syntax to show how it felt to be part of the holocaust. He wrote Night to not stay silent and bear witness to the holocaust. He used literary devices such as Alliteration, Foreshadowing and Irony to really make the reader feel like they were experiencing the same things Wiesel did in the holocaust.
The author used Foreshadowing using Madame Schachter. She had visions of horrible things occurring outside …show more content…
He uses certain words in his sentences such as “with his father; with Moshe.” This style he uses helps show the reader how afraid he is and how he feels. He makes it seem like he is stuttering in order to show his emotions. Rabbi Eliahu had kept up his quality, persevering all through every one of the hardships of the Holocaust and concentration camps. In any case, when his child left him, he was no more extended solid. “And so he left, as he had come; a shadow swept away by the wind.” (91). He was currently only a shadow, A silver of a man. He had no feeling or empathy, he had no quality of force as he might have been "Swept". Wiesel's diction here is critical due to the intentions connected with the words he utilized. "Swept" is frequently used to discuss rubbish or something without value. Never again was Rabbi Eliahu a man, now he was just junk, or dirt. His battle was gone and now he was swept away by the breeze. When Rabbi Eliahu had lost his esteem as a human, he could be "Swept" away. In the fifth chapter, Wiesel shows diction in the way of his mental fatigue, “My head was spinning: You are too skinny… You are too weak… You are too skinny.” (72). This quote demonstrates the Subtle but strong effects of Wiesel's diction in showing dehumanization. Through this quote, we can see that