In May 1944, the Nazis deported 15-year-old Wiesel and his family to
Auschwitz
, a concentration camp in Poland. Wiesel's mother and the youngest of his three sisters died at Auschwitz, while he and his father later were moved to another camp, Buchenwald, located in Germany.
Where were Elie and his family moved to?
Elie Wiesel is fifteen years old when he and his family are deported in May 1944 by the Hungarian gendarmerie and the German SS and police from Sighet to
Auschwitz
. His mother and younger sister perish; his two older sisters survive. Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz on January 27.
Where did Elie and his family arrive after three days of travel?
After three days in
Gleiwitz
, a transport train for Buchenwald arrives—this time each cattle car carries 100 Jews. 9. Buchenwald: For three days and nights, Eliezer and the other prisoners ride the train from Gleiwitz (Gliwice) in Poland to Buchenwald (near Weimar) in Germany with no food or water.
Why was the water the worst poison for Elie's father?
In Night, water was the worst poison for Elie's father
because it was polluted with fecal matter
, which was the cause of his dysentery. Drinking it would simply bring on another round of diarrhea.
Did Elie Wiesel lose his foot?
No,
Elie Wiesel did not lose his leg
.
What was Elie's father's last words?
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.
How old is Elie when he enters Auschwitz?
Wiesel was
15 years old
when the Nazis deported him and his family to Auschwitz-Birkenau. His mother and younger sister died in the gas chambers on the night of their arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He and his father were deported to Buchenwald where his father died before the camp was liberated on April 11, 1945.
Why had so many of the prisoners died during the night?
Why had so many prisoners died during the night? They had spent three days without food or water,
and as they were being deported, they had run for hours and were exhausted; when the train finally came, it had no protection from the cold and snow
.
What does Elie's father suffer from?
Confined to his bed, Eliezer's father continues to approach death. He is afflicted with
dysentery
, which makes him terribly thirsty, but it is extremely dangerous to give water to a man with dysentery.
How does Elie feel when his father dies?
Elie responds to his father's death
by feeling free
. His father had been sick for so long and was becoming something a burden to Elie. Though he feels guilty for his lack of emotion, Elie is relieved that his father will no longer have to suffer and that he, Elie, will no longer have to take care of him.
What happens to Elie's father when he continues to ask for water?
Elie tries to get his father to a doctor and give him food. What happens to Elie's father when he continues to ask for water?
The other inmates get mad because of his groaning and his dysentery just gets worse due to the water
. … they didn't feed them because they were going to die soon and it would be a waste of food.
What is ironic about Elie's foot surgery?
You don't die of it…” The statement is ironic because that is
precisely how Elie's father dies
. Elie has just had foot surgery and is recovering in the hospital. He is told that he and his father can stay behind at the hospital while the rest of the prisoners are deported: The choice was in our hands.
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.
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.
Why was Elie's dad beaten?
In chapter 8 of Night, Elie's father is beaten
by his fellow prisoners because
he's unable to go outside to go to the toilet and they don't want him to relieve himself inside the block. He's also beaten by an SS officer for calling on his son to bring him some water.
