Night is one of the most haunting and disturbing books I have ever read. Elie Wiesel's memoir is a poignant depiction of loss and the absolute evil of man. Despite the horrors this book discusses, it is hard to put down. The book is very well written and powerful. Night gives us a rare look at the reality of the Holocaust, and I think this book should continue to be widely read throughout the world.
Night is a story that becomes progressively depressing as you read it. The tone starts off as ominous and only goes downhill from there. This strongly evokes the utter hopelessness of the Holocaust. Eliezer and his family are clearly in a bad situation from the get-go, and you never get the sense that things will improve. As the story progresses, all we see is loss. Eliezer loses his innocence, his family, his friends, and his faith throughout the ordeal. Eliezer also becomes increasingly broken physically and mentally throughout the story. Wiesel's testimony is clearly horrific, but it is a story that must be told.
What always shocks me about the Holocaust is the absolute evil that man is capable of, and this book continued to illustrate how evil humans can really be. It is so amazing to me that the Holocaust was actually able to occur and that people willingly participated in the mass extermination of millions of innocent people. Even if people were raised in an anti-Semitic culture, it's hard for me to wrap my head around how people could devalue the life of humans to such an extent. Night and other stories and historical accounts of the Holocaust are important so we don't ever forget the evil that occurred in our past. These Holocaust stories need to be told so that humanity doesn't ever repeat the incredible evils that happened during the Holocaust.
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