"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me. The look in his eyes as he gazed at m has never left me." pg. 115
After the liberation of the Jews became a journalist, but he vowed never to speak or write of his experiences in the concentration camps. He went to study journalism in France, where he met Francois Mauriac, a French writer. Mauriac then convinced Elie to break his silence, and speak of his time in Auschwitz. Elie then made it his job to use what had happened to him in a positive way; to inform people all around the world and make sure nothing like the Holocaust would ever happen again. He became chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust, planned many memorials to the murdered Jews, and wrote over 30 books speaking about Jews, the holocaust, and genocide in general.
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It must of been very hard for him to live after the concentration camps. He saw many people die including little babies. He also saw his father die which made him very sad. It was kind of good to write a book because it helped people realized that there were terrible things done at the Concentration Camps. I think it was very hard for him to cope with his past.
ReplyDeletei asked a question that was similar to yours. it is amazing to think how these people go through hell, survive it and then have to go back to a world they do not know how to live it. it is astounding, how does a person deal with reliving the horror that was placed on them. it seemed that even after all of that he was still able to live his life in a positive way. and it showed through the way he was able to vent his feelings in Night.
ReplyDeleteIf I was Elie, it would be hard for me to tell people how it was like in the concentration camps. It's hard for me to tell people why I'm always upset. I heard that one of his friend convinced him to tell him to write a book about it. And my question was who was the Chairman of the noble peace prize? I never knew it was the friend who convinced Elie to write a book about the camps. It's good that Elie saw what happen to him in a positive way, that's why his speech was positive and telling us to help people when they are in trouble.
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