There are many methods to convey the author’s message throughout a story. These methods include effective devices that express the message in a very clear and meaningful way. Two of the ways Elie Wiesel conveys his message to the reader is through his diction as well as his tone throughout the novel, Night. The diction throughout Elie Wiesel's memoir Night is very descriptive and vivid. Diction keeps the reader interested, but also helps them clearly understand the situation or environment: “Suffering from dysentery, my father was prostrate on his cot, with another five sick inmates nearby” (Wiesel 108). In this quote, the use of the word “prostrate” helps the reader clearly imagine how his father is lying on the cot, face down and dying …show more content…
Wiesel tells his story, not for himself because he has already experienced the horrors, but to make sure that people are aware of what has happened. When Wiesel proclaims, “This was the end! Hitler was about to keep his promise” (114), the reader senses that Wiesel is giving up; he knows it is the end. Wiesel uses very strong language such as, “Deep inside me, I felt a great void opening” (Wiesel 69). This quote sets the tone by explaining how lost and confused Wiesel was due to the atrocious abuse he and other Jews have endured. The tone of this memoir is very lugubrious while Wiesel tells his experience in the concentration camps. Wiesel’s use of diction and tone in the memoir Night conveys his message to the reader in an enjoyable manner. Wiesel’s diction helps the reader sense the emotion that the Jews have to experience during the Holocaust. The tone the author gives the reader is very wretched and melancholy, this helps the reader understand the hardship and suffering all the Jews endure. An author can write a book, but without the effective use of diction and tone, the reader will not connect emotionally to the