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Assignment #1: The Preface of //Night//
 The Reasons for //Night// Elie Wiesel had many motives for writing his novels about the Holocaust. The first of his novels, //And the World Has Remained Silent//, was written for three reasons. First, Wiesel needed to create justification for his survival, to give some meaning as to why he survived and others died. Next, Wiesel believed that he had a moral obligation to tell the world his story; he needed to show that he was there in the midst of it all and had seen people die. Finally, he felt that he could not keep silent. He did not want this to happen again and he needed to show the world what had happened. Wiesel had some doubts about his book, though. He worried that he would not be able to use the right words for people to understand fully what had happened. Wiesel wrote his shortened memoir //Night// because he felt that the original book //And the World Has Remained Silent// was too amateur. He also felt that the book was too long and had too much extra content that people did not want to hear. All in all, Wiesel’s motives behind writing this book were few but powerful and they fueled his love for writing in such a way as to influence the world forever.

Assignment #2: Figurative Language Poem
Crematoriums Crematoriums Hot and fiery Burning, smoking, killing Like an animal eating its prey and as fierce as a monster A death pit of flames Scaring Of innocent people for no reason



Assignment #3: Found Poem
On Our Way Get up! The orders come Crying, clenching We were so strong

Roll call! The journey had begun Preparing, shouting I had no strength March! The front is getting closer Walking, running I felt little sadness

Go! The altar was shattered Staying, leaving We were on our way



Resources
[|Elie Wiesel Image] [|Crematoriums] [|People Going into Cattle Cars]