Each week, you will be assigned a certain set of chapters in Night. You must complete that chapter and answer one of the questions below in about 150 words. Then, you must leave a comment to 3 different students, discussing their answers in depth. Any question with a star indicate a question that might include independent research.
Find and examine examples of Elie internalizing his own dehumanization.
Elie experiences multiple tortures in this section, but he only describes them for a few sentences. Explain the author's choice here.
Explain Elie's reaction to the final scene of this section at the gallows. What is he implying and how does it relate to the purpose of this novel?
*Using independent research, compare the officers in this concentration camp with prison guards in current U.S. prisons, focusing on amount of training, relationships with prisoners, and likelihood of punishment for abuse of their power.*
Find and examine examples of Elie internalizing his own dehumanization.
Elie experiences multiple tortures in this section, but he only describes them for a few sentences. Explain the author's choice here.
Explain Elie's reaction to the final scene of this section at the gallows. What is he implying and how does it relate to the purpose of this novel?
*Using independent research, compare the officers in this concentration camp with prison guards in current U.S. prisons, focusing on amount of training, relationships with prisoners, and likelihood of punishment for abuse of their power.*