"Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and soul and turned my dreams to dust. " (Wiesel 43)
In these lines a lot of hyperbol is being used. "Those moments that murdered my God and my soul"(Wiesel 43) hyperbole is used when Wiesel talks about his God and soul being murdered. There is also a metaphor, as seen in the last part of the sentence. Wiesel is comparing his dreams to useless, and worthless dust that drifts away with the slightest of breezes.
This shows how the Jewish Community, even though they wanted something, anything, to look forward to and hold on too. They just wanted something to show them life isn't pointless.
"Within a few seconds, we ceased to be men "(Wiesel 45)
The way the Jews were treated were terrible, they were treated as though they weren't even human beings. This is shown in the quote, when they they " ceased to be men " they had given up all hope for it ever being different, they knew it was do this or die.
I believe the author wanted the readers to understand how lost, hopeless, and degraded these men, women, and children were.
2 comments:
great analysis... it is very in-depth... but change the color scheme
I agree with andrew, very in-depth and strong messages. I also agree with andrew, change the color scheme.
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