Dehumanization In Elie Wiesel's Night

Dehumanization is the psychological process of diminishing the enemy, by stripping away the rights of humans. Unfortunately this makes one seem that they are less than human, thus not worthy of humane treatment. The world has experienced many situations of dehumanization however the Holocaust is recognized as the worst ________ that the world has gone through, as prisoners were systematically and decisively exterminated by the Nazis during World War II. In particular, one notable prisoner that survived the holocaust who is known as Elie Wiesel, took his experiences from this atrocity and put it to good use, as he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for writing the memoir “Night”. Despite that “Night” is considered a dark interpretation from …show more content…
Sometimes life can be disappointing when pain is inevitable. However it is important that no matter how bad things may seem, to consistently have hope and believe that everything happens for a reason . As the memoir “Night” begins, it is shown that Elie’s motivation/hope in life is his faith. For example when he is asked by Moishe and Beadle, why he prays to god he simply responds saying “Why did I pray? . . . Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (Wiesel, ) Praying has become a routine in Elie’s life that he never thinks to question it. It is as important to reading and breathing to him. Through this line it is evident that his belief is powerful to the extent that he cannot imagine living in a world without his faith. With that regard as the memoir continues, Elie’s hopes are shaken up when witnessing as well as experiencing cruelty and evil through the Holocaust. Just like every other prisoner he began to question how God could permit such depravity and torture to take place to good human beings. With that being, his struggle was not at all an abandonment to his faith as he never gave up on his hopes of freedom.Furthermore, Elie and his father also never