Night Quote Analysis (Section 5 & 6)

"Thousands of voices repeated the benediction; thousands of men prostrated themselves like trees before a tempest." (Wiesel 74)
The image of men scared for their lives in created through this quote. It foresees the lives of these men being  lost to the one they believe in. It also foreshadows their never ending faith for their God but also that never ending becoming soon ending. These men are going to stop believing if nothing is done to change their view on their God.

"These words of encouagement, even though they came from the mouths of our assssins, did us a great deal of good." (Wiesel 98)
Hope and encouragement toward that hope is shown throughout this quote. These men are trusting the ones who have killed their loved ones only for that second of hope that they will too live on and maybe not be killed in the terrible times they are going through. This quote shows the hope of these mean to live.

Night Quote Analysis (Section 3)

"You must never lose faith, even when the sword hangs over your head. That's the teaching of our sages...."
This quotes shows the strength through the religion of the people who are going through this horrible time and how they all stick together through their religion. Their beliefs hold them together through everything, no matter how terrible it might be. In this quote, interal and external conflict are shown as the struggle of these people are going to get worse.


"I do not know if it has ever happened before, in the long history of the Jews, that people have ever recited the prayer for the dead for themselves. "May His Name be blessed and magnified.""
In this quote, it is showing the fear in the people of this religion. They are praying for themselves as their bodies are going to be killed and want their souls to be safe. These people are foreshadowing their deaths and pray to save their souls.

Night Quote Analysis (Section 1 & 2)

"Don't worry. If you're in any danger, I'll warn you." (Weisal 24)
In this quote, trust and helpfullness is shown. It shows how the Jews really watch out for each other no matter what type of danger. It also shows forshadowing as when the man returns later on in the story to warn the Elie and his family of the coming danger of the German soldiers. The friend of Elie's father is putting his faithfullness in them and hoping they would trust him, as he does end up keeping his word. This man new there was to be of coming danger.


"We had spent the day fasting. But we were not very hungry. We were exhausted." (Weisal 27)
Pain, sorrow, and worry are shown in this quote from the story Night. It shows that even as the family had been doing nothing more than worrying all day, they still had been worn down from the anxiety of what to come the following day.

Snapshot of WV in Autumn

             Fall in West Virginia is a such a beautiful time of year. All of the orange, red, yellow and brown leaves hanging loosely in the trees and lots of them fluttering to the ground. When walking through the scenic season, with every step you take, a crunch follows, for the leaves are crumbling beneath your feet. Don't be alarmed when a hear a loud whistling noise, its just the autumn breeze blowing through the trees. Bundle up for the nippy weather may get so cold it'll start to snow! The best part of all is the smell of apples and pumpkins. The moon shines as bright as the sun at night, showing all the beautiful sights of fall all hours of the day.

Powerless

In the end of the novel, Lennie was unable to change the fact that he had killed a puppy and Curley's wife. In this situation, he really was powerless and was only able to run. Lennie really had no alternative choice or decision to make.

An example where I have felt powerless is actually something that happens more than once in a life time. Seeing a friend upset or hurt puts anyone in such a powerless position, especially if your friend you are trying to help pushes you out. And this really puts you in a powerless position being unable to help someone you care about.

A Perfect World

A Perfect World in my eyes wouldn't consist of perfect people, perfect buildings, a perfect government, or a perfect place. It would be as it is today with a few changes. No one needs to be "perfect" to make up a "perfect" world. Being who we all really are makes up the perfect world we live in today. Some people may kill, steal, lie, cheat, or just be mean, but without those people, we'd be missing a whole part of our society. They make up this perfect world just as much as the nice, smart, caring, truthful people do.

Changing the world to be "perfect" in some peoples' eyes would be changing the world to be the complete opposite of perfect to me. Things being perfect is everyone and everything being imperfect. Our individual personalities make up our unique "perfect" world. You cannot really create a perfect world. You just live in the world you were given and be yourself. Making the best of what you've been handed.

Our perfect world consists of imperfect people, making good decisions, making bad decision, people who think they're perfect, working too hard, trying too hard, and not being themselves. Also there are the hard workers, the over achievers, the bums, the people who make up the government, and the rest of the world. Labeling people though, does not make a perfect world. Being who you are all the time is what makes up our perfect world. The best way i can describe a perfect world is by just using one word, today.