Night. Pages 1-20

Robby Treadwell

3/11/13

1-20

Period 4

Summary: Eliezer is a twelve year old boy that comes from a strict jewish family with two older sisters. He studies the Talmud and Cabbala which are not things an average teenager would do. We are introduced to background of the war, and the discrimination against Jews. There family was one of the last to go but they are shipped off to Auschwitz. 

Quotation: "A prolong whistle split the air. The wheels began to grind. We were on our way." (20)

Quotation Significance: This quote is a very powerful one to read. It leaves you left stranded. It really makes you want to keep reading to see what is going to happen to them in Aushwitz. 

Reflection: This book reminds me a lot of The Diary Of Anne Frank. The story line is a little bit different from each other, but the main idea is almost the same. The end of Anne Frank is the beginning of this book Night. From what I have read so far it sounds like this book is going to be brutal and to know that this actually happened is brutal. Eliezer seems to be like a very intelligent kid as well. I am interested to keep reading because to see first hand of what happens to a family when shipped off to a concentration camp.

Discussion Question: What is going to happen to Eliezer and his family when they get to Aushwitz?