Night

 Describe at least one important technique used in the text. Explain how the technique created an emotional response in you.

In the Holocaust memoir 'Night' by Elie Wiesel, three events that impacted me emotionally were The first night in camp when Elie saw children being thrown in flames, the crematorium and the death march. The writer uses a range of language features including repetition, metaphors and direct speech.

The poem "never shall I forget" was written on the first night in the constriction camp. He uses one very distinctive language feature which is repetition. In this pose poem he repeats the line "never shall I forget" seven times. The way the words "Never shall I forget" shows the impact that the Nazis had on the Jewish people. It made me feel sick and thankful that I am able to be alive. I feel like the poem had many affects on Jewish people and how they can relate to the words "Never shall I forget". The way Elie repeated " never shall I forget" embedded in my mind. The first night in the new normal" was probably the hardest.

Another event that affected me was when the Jews were heading towards the crematorium. 

A quote from the book " poor devils, you are heading to the crematorium" shows how no one thought about the Jews and tried to stop the wrongdoings from the Nazis. The quote affected me emotionally because they were so close to death and they didn't know. I can not imagine the thoughts going through their mind and not knowing if they are going to live.

"faster you tramps, you flea-ridden dogs!" reading this made me sick and tears formed in my eyes. Having to listen to people calling you names, discouraging you and making you feel worthless will definitely have an affect on how you see others and your visions on the world. If it were me I would feel unwanted, rejected from society, inhumane and not accepted.

The author used multiple different language features including repetition, metaphors and direct speech. Elie Wiesel showed me that using these language features in a way that describes what he went through. The way Jewish People were treated and slaughtered is tragic. The things they saw and how it affected them and their lives was soul destroying. Having to write and talk about a traumatic experience, having to live through all the bad memories that happened between 1933 and 1945. The book really opened my eyes and taught me lot about the holocaust. The thought of people being murdered by other humans makes me feel sick.The world has changed so much since the Holocaust and I pray nothing like this happens again.

Elie Wiesel, Author of Night, Aged 12

  Our English class is studying the memoir Night, by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

I worked in a group with Eva ,Pearl and Lillie to create an Empathy Map for Elie at this age.

Elie Wiesel had a very religious Life and was well loved by his family. He was eager to learn about the Kabbalah and struggled to find a teacher. His farther wouldn't allow him to learn about it as he was to young. Although his family was religious he still had a happy life.

The Jewish People and the Jewish Religion

  The Jewish People and the Jewish Religion

We watched two videos about Judaism (the Jewish Religion) and the Jewish people. Some things I found out were That they only eat a selection of meat including cow,sheep,chicken and duck.

One thing I thought was interesting was The fact That they don't eat Pig, rabbit, lobster and octopus. I find it so weird how they only eat some meat and not others.

I would like to find out more about there culture and they was they lived. I want to know what it was like living as a Jew and if life was hard.

Sad joke on a marae

 In English class we have been reading about the poem sad joke on a marae. It is about a man who is struggling and does not know much about his culture. The only Maori he new was Tihei Mauri Ora.

this is the link for the poem

I drew this because he said he the jail was his home.

What really happened

  I think the Maori where mislead by the English because they mistranslated the treaty so they could take over New Zealand without the Maori knowing.