“All I had to do was close my eyes for a second to see a whole world go by, to dream a whole life.”(83) Elie Wiesel chose a unique way to write his novel Night to draw attention to what was happening. Wiesel attempts to engage his readers using diction, imagery, and organization. Wiesel's diction puts a twist on the harsh events that were happening during the Holocaust. Wiesel chose not to sugarcoat things, but to enhance the understanding of torture and cruel acts. "Standing. Counting. Sitting. Getting back on the ground. Endlessly. We waited impatiently to be picked up. What were they waiting for? Finally the orders came: 'March forward.'" (16) As Wiesel describes what they were waiting, uses the word far-fetched to draw attention to the fact that they were not considered human beings, but much less. They knew that what was going to happen was not ideal and that the SS officers would come for them "At dawn there was nothing left of this melancholy."(18) Wiesel uses melancholy to describe how he felt being forced to...
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