Wednesday 30 November 2011

In chapter 4 of Night by Elie Wiesel, what did the two prisoners who helped with the hanging receive as a reward?

The
two prisoners who assisted with the hanging of the young man were rewarded with a bowl of soup
each. This little detail says much about life in the camps.

Firstly, it shows
how the guards are breaking down communal ties between the inmates. Earlier in the novel, we see
how important a sense of community is to the Jewish people. However, in the camps, people are
starting to separate themselves from one another in order to stay alive. (We see this behavior
with Elie himself as well, when he does not protect his own father from being beaten only so he
will not suffer as well.)

Secondly, the fact...

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