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Assignment # 1: The Preface of //Night//
Elie Wiesel wrote //And// //the World// //Has Remained Silent// in 1958 for a variety of reasons. One reason was he wanted to share his experience with others. Elie thought his novel would help others understand more about the brutal things that happened inside of the barbed wire fences. Elie also thought that he needed to give some meaning to his survival. He cannot really understand why he was the one to survive because he wonders why other people did not make it, but he did. Elie feels that books have a meaning and make people feel grief, happiness, or many emotions. One of the things that Elie Wiesel is worried about is if he has used the correct words to explain the horror of Auschwitz and Birkenau. He thinks maybe he has not used strong enough words to tell about or explain the awfulness of the Nazis. Elie decided to translate //And the World has Remained Silent// into //Night// after forty-five years because the previous version was too long and only talked mainly about the death of his father and on the Liberation. Also, it was very personal and private.

Assignment # 2: Figurative Language Poem
Crematoriums Hot and Crowded Smothering, Frightening, Scorching acting as human ovens and blistering like the sun an ashtray full of innocent people killing, millions of people

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Assignment # 3: Found Poem
Life was normal Jews of Sighet were still smiling The yellow star, not lethal Did not fill us with fear Atmosphere, peaceful and reassuring Unpleasant moments Bad feeling Like beaten dogs An open tomb A bowl of soup A ration of bread Souls had been devoured Work makes free Jews turned into ashes The darkness of night

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[|Elie Wiesel Image] Crematorium Image [|Concentrarion Camp Image]