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maryines2008
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High School - 12th Grade

In reading Elie Wiesel's preface to "Night", why does Wiesel see night as an important book?

(pages viii-xv)

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Posted by maryines2008 on Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 4:21 PM and tagged with analysis, elie wiesel, night, preface, summary, theme.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    Elie Wiesel's reason for writing this book was more than a desire to tell his story.  Although several of his friends encouraged him to share his life and history of the Jewish Holocaust during WWII, his true goal was to educate people.  He wanted us to reflect, discuss, and analyze the determining factors of the War and the Holocaust. He hoped to create this dialogue in the hopes that our future generations would be kinder and more humane to each other.  He wanted to tell his story in hopes that this type of tragedy would never happen again.  He was rewarded with a Nobel Prize for his efforts and his novel is required reading in many high schools all over the world. 

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    http://www.enotes.com/night-wiesel/
    http://www.enotes.com/night-wiesel/author-biography
    http://www.enotes.com/night-wiesel/themes

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 7:23 PM