Book Review

Part 1 Book Summary: The first part of the assignment is to summarize the book’s contents (200-250 words, 1 page). Make sure to describe the story’s setting (this includes the time and location of when the story takes place) as well as the protagonist’s history and roles. You also ought to describe the story’s major plotline and outcome.

Part 2 Book Review: The second part of the assignment is to compare Wiesel’s book to the historical reality (600-750 words, 2-3 pages) How does Wiesel’s book reflect a particular chapter of World History? Is it accurate or filled with exaggerations? What are Wiesel’s intentions in publishing this book, and do they interfere or help illustrate this period of history? Does Wiesel skip any significant historical facts? Make sure to support your paper with citations from the book.

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Book Review

Part 1: Book Summary

Nightis a book authored by Elie Wiesel, in which he narrates hisexperiencesduring histime incaptivityat the Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps between1944 and 1945, in the hands of the Nazis. This was during the Holocaust period just before the end of World War Two. The story begins in 1941 in Sighet. Elie, a Conventional Jewish, was only 16 years old at the time (Wiesel, 1982). He first describes the move by the Hungarian Government to expel the Jews who did not have citizenship documents, including his family.

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