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Lexie V.

Assignment No. 1: The Preface of //Night//
Why Elie Wiesel Wrote //Night// Elie Wiesel wrote the book //Night// for many reasons. His book //Night// is a shortened, revised version of his book //And the World Remained Silent.// Wiesel wrote this autobiography to preserve a record of the Holocaust, something he went through as an adolescent, and to leave behind a legacy of memories of what happened so that history won’t repeat itself. Wiesel, being a survivor of the Holocaust, also felt like he needed to give meaning to his unexpected survival. He also wants to prevent the evil enemy that caused the torture and murder during the Holocaust from enjoying one last victory by allowing his crimes to be erased from human memory. Wiesel is worried that if no one makes a record of the Holocaust that everyone will forget about everything that happened which would be offensive to all that died during that time. It would almost be like killing those victims a second time. Wiesel revised his first novel, //And the World Remains Silent,// into a shorter version called //Night,// because //And the World Remains Silent// was very long and was rejected by every major publisher. //Night// was translated into many different languages. Wiesel wasn’t very decent with the English language, so his British publisher bought him a translator. The novel was translated into English, and after that into 17 other languages. Wiesel’s wife, Marion, helped him with translating, since she knows his voice more than anyone else. Since then, Wiesel’s autobiographical story has sold many copies and has been read by High School and College students as part of their curriculum.



Assignment #2: Figurative Language Poem
Concentration camp Scary and sadistic Frightening, killing, burning Like Hell on Earth and as evil as Satan A terrible nightmare come true Changing your life forever In a place far away from help ========

**Assignment #3: The Found Poem**
​ Children thrown into the flames

Flames, huge flames Rising from a ditch Something was being burned...babies! I did see this With my own eyes Children thrown into the flames

I pinched myself Was i awake? How was it possible That the world kept silent All this could not be real Children thrown into the flames

Everybody around us was weeping My forehead was covered in cold sweat I could not believe Human being were being burned I could not believe... Children thrown into the flames

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