At the end of Night, Wiesel describes himself in the mirror as
“a corpse” gazing back at himself
. In what ways did Wiesel die during the Holocaust?
How did Elie describe himself when he looked in the mirror at the end of section 9?
When he finally raises himself and looks in the mirror—he has not seen himself in a mirror since leaving Sighet—he is shocked: “From the depths of the mirror,” Wiesel writes, “
a corpse gazed back at me.
”
What does Elie call himself after he looks in the mirror Why?
What does Elie call himself after he looks in the mirror?
A corpse
, because he skin and bones.
When he looks in the mirror at the end of the novel Elie says a corpse is staring back at him what symbolism is shown in this situation?
What does Elie see in the mirror when he looks back at his reflection for the first time since his imprisonment? It
symbolizes that there is nothing left; no hope, no anything
.
What was Elie's father's last words?
At dawn on January 29, Elie wakes and discovers that another invalid occupies his father's bunk. He assumes that his father has been taken to the crematory and recalls that his father's final word was “
Eliezer
.” Too weary for tears, Elie realizes that death has liberated him from a doomed, irretrievable burden.
What does the look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me?
The look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me” means
that he sees himself but hes so beat down that hes not truly alive he is basically so used up he is a corpse
and is pretty much dead the quote reflects that because of the whole seeing into a corpses eyes kinda reflects that he sees a used up dead person.
Why can he never forget the look he saw in the eyes of his reflection?
He is emotionally dead and physically drained. Why can he never forget the look he saw in the eyes of his reflection?
He fought so hard to stay alive only to have to live with the memories forever. It will never be over for him.
How does Elie see himself?
As a young Jewish boy and young adult, Eliezer describes himself
as strong and devout in his faith
.
What stares back at Elie at the end of the novel?
What stares back at Elie at the end of the novel?
Elie's reflection on a mirror stares
back at him, he describes the image as a living corpse.
What does Elie believe is his inheritance from his father?
The other reason was that he saw his gesture as an act of rebellion against God. What was Elie's “inheritance” from his father? Why was his father giving it to him? The inheritance
was a knife and spoon.
What does Night by Elie Wiesel teach us?
It can be argued there are two primary lessons Wiesel relates to the readers of Night: One
is about always remembering the atrocities of the death camp
. The second is about the delicate nature of faith in God when one experiences evil committed by humanity, and how questioning a god is often central to faith itself.
What does Elie see that he has never seen before?
It was the last day of the Jewish year. What does Elie see and feel with “his eyes wide open”? Elie felt alone in a world without God, he
saw a world without man (meaning humanity) and God
.
Why was Elie's father's last words so significant?
Chlomo's last words emphasize the importance of the relationship between the father and son. … That
his father dies with his name on his lips
creates a great deal of guilt and pain for Elie, both because of this resentment and because he was too frightened of the camp guards to go to his father in his final hours.
Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer's father's skull?
Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer's father's skull?
Because he keeps calling Eliezer for water and he won't be quiet.
How does Elie feel when his father dies?
By the time Elie's father dies, Elie is simply too emotionally exhausted to cry. He has stayed with his father during his a long train ride to Buchenwald, and through his father's illness. He even
feels a sense of relief
, although he feels badly for being relieved.
When he is finally free Elie looks at himself in a mirror what kind of look do you think he sees in the eyes of the corpse that gazes back at him?
Elie's reflection on the mirror stares back at Elie at the end of the novel as he has not seen himself since the ghetto. When Elie looks at the mirror Elie sees himself as
a dead corpse because he is dehumanized
.
