Night by Elie Wiesel

              Night by Elie Wiesel has been probably my favorite book this quarter, and what I think I liked about it the most is that the main character, Eliezer, is based off the author himself. I did some research about Wiesel, and he had his 3 sister and his parents, but his youngest sister, mom, and dad did not survive the Holocaust. However, in an interview with Opera Winfrey, his primary motivation for trying to survive Auschwitz was knowing that his father was still alive, and he said, “I knew that if I died, he would die.” This book gives readers basically a first-hand glance what it was like to live under Nazi control. I also really liked this book because WWII was one of my favorite wars to learn about in high school, and this book has great connection to this war. With that being said, I think this book is very appropriate for high school readers, especially those learning about WWII and the Nazi Regime, however I think this book is filled with a lot of sensitive material as well, such as the hanging of fellow prisoners including children in the court yard, and the abuse and harsh treatment of the Jewish prisoners. It may be hard for some readers to comprehend the horrible conditions that Jewish suffered through, but that’s why it’s important to not shelter our readers from material like this, so they understand and see why Hitler and the Nazi Regime were so terrible. What’s also incredibly about this book is the author himself. Wiesel is can be looked at as such an inspirational figure. It’s amazing how he suffered through loosing most of his family and his identity, but was able to survive the holocaust, and become a successful writer and professor.