Night by Elie Wiesel - Micah Bell by Micah Bell https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988 A One Pager From the Book "Night" en-us 2018-02-26 21:42:36 UTC 2025-09-27 08:56:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Theme 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235650423 People keep silent and are indifferent in unjust and inhumane situations, until the situation affects themselves.]]> 2018-02-26 21:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235650423 Elie's Transformation 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235651504 Eliezer started off as a highly religious boy who even wanted to find a teacher to teach him more of the Jewish book of prayer. But slowly throughout his time in the concentration camp, he began to lose his faith.  Saying things like why should I pray to a god who doesn't like me. He loses total faith in the Jewish supreme being. On the morality side of things, Eliezer never loses his morality. He never quits on his dying father and uses most of his strength on keeping him alive.  Eliezer somehow remains moral throughout his time in the internment camps but he definitely loses a lot of his faith in the Jewish Religion.]]> 2018-02-26 21:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235651504 What is our responsibly to act against injustice. 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235651883 Our responsibility to act against injustice is to at least say something to the oppressor.  You might not be able to end the injustice or stop the oppressor but at least get the word out that what you see happening is wrong.  And if you can take action, take it.  People are given opportunities everyday to  stand up and help others but most of the time they are not taken.]]> 2018-02-26 21:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235651883 What information from this book can I use to apply to the world today? 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235652007 People can start standing up for what they believe in or know what is right. I believe things all the time but I never stand up for them, or when asked about them I always go with what everyone else says. People need to start forming their own opinions and standing up for what they believe in. And to not remain silent when they can help others.]]> 2018-02-26 21:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235652007 Passage #1 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654020 Evidence:
"Crammed into cattle cars by the Hungarian police, they cried
silently. Standing on the station platform, we too were crying.
The train disappeared over the horizon; all that was left was thick,
dirty smoke.
Behind me, someone said, sighing, 'What do you expect?
That's war... '
The deportees were quickly forgotten."  Pg. 3
Response:
Nobody in the town cares that a bunch a people that they've known their entire lives were just crammed into tiny cattle cars and were just shipped off to who knows where. Nobody seems to question or stand up for the poor prisoners, not even the other Jewish people in the community. Nobody seems to care until the situation that others are in affect them.  Nobody questions or help the other Jewish people just like them were just taken. This passage connects to the theme by showing the consequences of the Jewish people just letting their friends be taken away without a care, but then later they are also taken away.]]> 2018-02-26 22:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654020 Passage #2 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654045 Evidence:
"Look at the fire! Look at the flames! Flames everywhere..."
Once again, the young men bound and gagged her. When they
actually struck her, people shouted their approval:
"Keep her quiet! Make that madwoman shut up. She's not the
only one here... "
She received several blows to the head, blows that could have
been lethal. Her son was clinging desperately to her, not uttering
a word. He was no longer crying. Pg. 22
Response:
This poor woman had just been separated from her family and nobody seems to care about the situation she is going through. Instead of comforting her they physically beat her in front of he own child without regard. Nobody on the train cares about her feelings or warnings until they begin to affect them, when they are separated from their own families and see the fire. This passage connects to my theme because nobody cares about the woman and tries to help her. They disregard her warnings and her help and instead they beat her for being helpful and different.]]> 2018-02-26 22:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654045 Passage #3 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654073 Evidence:
"When the doctor arrived in the afternoon, I went to tell
him that my father was very ill.
"Bring him here!"
I explained that he could not stand up, but the doctor would
not listen. And so, with great difficulty, I brought my father to
him. He stared at him, then asked curtly:
"What do you want?"
"My father is sick," I answered in his p l a c e ... " D y s e n t e r y ..."
"That's not my business. I'm a surgeon. Go on. Make room for
the others!"
Response:
This doctor has no clue what Eliezer is going through, he has been through so much and Eliezer is on the brink of losing his father. Eliezer has worked so hard to keep his father alive and now this man won't even attempt to help him because he simply says he can't, because he is a surgeon. Obviously anyone who is a surgeon has general medical knowledge and he could at least tell Eliezer what do to do help his father. This doctor shows the indifference that people have because they simply say they can't help when they can. Due to lack of help and keeping silent when they could help significantly. This passage connects to my theme by showing how this doctor could have helped Eliezer's father, but instead he kept silent and he could have maybe saved Eliezer's father's life.]]> 2018-02-26 22:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654073 Passage #4 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654118 Evidence:
“Yet at the same time a thought crept into my mind: If only I didn't find him! If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care only of myself...Instantly, I felt ashamed, ashamed of myself forever” Pg. 93
Response
Eliezer is faced with dilemma of leaving his father at the new concentration camp, he can either stay with his father and make his life a lot hard or he could leave his father and have a better chance of survival. Eliezer knows what it feels like for others to not help you because it does not affect them until they do, but he continues to help his father even though it hurts himself. Eliezer shows what people should be doing, and helping others even if it hurts yourself, for one day you may be in that situation or you may be the only one who can help.
This connects to my theme by showing that Eliezer can help his father but his life would be a lot easier without him, Eliezer stands up to help his father stay alive even when he doesn't have to. He does the right thing.
]]> 2018-02-26 22:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654118 Passage #5 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654176 Evidence:
“One day the power failed at the central electric plant in Buna. The Gestapo, summoned to inspect the damage, concluded that it was sabotage. They found a trail. It led to the block of the Dutch Oberkapo. And after a search, they found a significant quantity of weapons.” Pg. 56
Response:
People need to be more like the Dutch Oberkapo.  He is a hero and a great man who risked his in order to end the oppresiion of the Nazi's on the Jewish People.  He ended his silence and he took his own stand and tried to stop the Nazi's.  He was not indifferent and did what everyone should have done.
This connects to my theme by showing how the Dutch Oberkapo did the right thing by standing up the Nazi opression.
]]> 2018-02-26 22:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/235654176 Treblinka 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/236171705 A memorial which contains 17,000 stones, each representing a Jewish community lost due to the silence of others.]]> 2018-02-27 21:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/236171705 Arrival of a Convoy by David Olère 2001133 https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/236172650 The failure of people warning and helping the Jewish people has led to another cycle of Jewish people's suffering and death.]]> 2018-02-27 21:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2001133/9upov4my1988/wish/236172650