NEVER SHALL I FORGET that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bo- dies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky. Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for- ever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never. In this passage from Night, Elie Wiesel writes about his first night in a concentration camp. He writes about what he sees and how it affects him. 1. What will Elie never forget that turned his life into "one long night seven times sealed"? Please describe what he saw and how it affected him, to the best of your ability. 2. Why do you think Elie chose to write this passage as more of a poem than the prose of a story? Explain your answer in complete sentences. |
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Joe
6/9/2015 05:26:54 am
Ellie will never forget the first night in camp.
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Nick nas
6/9/2015 05:27:36 am
When he says " one long night seven times sealed" it means what he saw( the burning ) will haunt him and will be sealed in his mind over and over.
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Patrick laskey
6/9/2015 05:30:42 am
He saw the camp were the people go to when they die and heis telling the other people to stay. I don't think he wrote this as a poem but he wanted to tell the world what was going on.
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Tess
6/9/2015 05:31:19 am
1. Ellie will never forget the first night he was at the concentration camp and how he changed his life forever. He saw children being burned to death and their sobbing & scared faces. He also saw the flames that consumed his faith and all the smoke in the concentration camp. It. affected him because he didn't like seeing all the children dieting and seeing how badly the smoke and fire affected everyone.
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Julia
6/9/2015 05:31:35 am
Elie's night was very long. He saw many things like the faces of children being burned in the night, and the flames of others bodies being burned. I think Elie wrote the passage this way because it was deeper where as if he just put it in with the rest of the story I wouldn't have stood out as much.
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James
6/9/2015 05:31:56 am
Elite saw flames with smoke in the silent sky. he will never forget the small faces of the children. I think he would write it in a poem fashion
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