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Exploring Choices and Responsibilities in "Night" by Elie Wiesel

In Elie Wiesel's "Night," the narrative chronicles his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust. This activity encourages reflection on significant choices made by individuals and groups within the story. Participants will engage with their peers to analyze the locations and themes presented, articulate summaries, and discuss the implications of bystander and upstander actions, emphasizing the responsibility each person holds to protect and care for others amidst tragedy.

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Exploring Choices and Responsibilities in "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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  1. Do Now! • What do you think of Night so far? Why? 3 sentences

  2. After Reading: with your partners, answer the following questions on LOOSE LEAF • Name of reading • 2-3 sentence summary • Where does this story take place? • Identify the significant choices made in this story. • How do you think this individual, group, or nation would explain the choice they made? What might they say if you asked them, “Why did you make this choice?” • How would this individual, group, or nation complete the following sentence: I feel responsible for protecting and caring for…

  3. Bystanders and Upstanders • Get into new groups and share your stories • You must write down the title of the readings, whether the person was an upstander/bystander and why. • 12-15 minutes to share

  4. Reading Quiz • 5 minutes: 5 questions

  5. Night Chapter 4

  6. Elie stops praying • Why?

  7. Need to believe family is still alive • Why?

  8. Word Choice • Camp is empty and dead • “‘You…you…you…’They pointed their fingers, the way one might choose cattle, or merchandise.” • “I was nothing but a body. Perhaps even less: a famished stomach alone. The stomach alone measuring time.”

  9. Juliek • Music • Couldn’t play Beethoven

  10. Elie stops praying • Why?

  11. Need to believe family is still alive • Why?

  12. German Civilians watch them march • Showing? They know what’s going on and they don’t care what is going on. They are bystanders.

  13. Word Choice • Camp is empty and dead • “‘You…you…you…’They pointed their fingers, the way one might choose cattle, or merchandise.” • “I was nothing but a body. Perhaps even less: a famished stomach alone. The stomach alone measuring time.”

  14. French Woman • “Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait…” • Chance encounter years later:

  15. Father beaten • Elie is angry with his father—not the soldier • Shows how he has changed

  16. Elie is caught somewhere he isn’t supposed to be

  17. Air Raid • Hoping

  18. Air Raid—Man Going for Food

  19. Not Afraid of Death

  20. First Hanged Man

  21. Second Hanged Boy

  22. Where is God?

  23. Continue to read • Night

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