"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.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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.
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.
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