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The book Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is a terrifying historical account of Wiesel's time spent in several German concentration camps. His work earned him the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech and further lectures enlightened many other readers. Elie Wiesel's Illuminating Night is very relevant to real life. This wonderful book is applicable for its information about the Second World War for the Jews, a source of inspiration for the human race in their daily lives and why the genocide continues today in places like Darfur. This book is very informative about the history of concentration camps and the Holocaust. “…The spectators watched these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread…the old man shouted: 'Meir, my little Meir! You don't recognize me... you're killing your father... I have bread... for you too... for you too'. It collapsed... there were two corpses next to (Elie), the father and the son." (Page 101 of the Night) The concentration camps were terrible. The prisoners/Jews were so malnourished that they were willing to kill their own family members for a slice of bread. The Jews would go to extremes to have a little more food to fill their stomachs. The concentration camps, the Gestapo and the SS transform the morals of the prisoners and their lives suddenly had an attack of colic. He got up and asked politely, in German: 'Sorry... could you tell me where the bathrooms are?' (Night page 39) ... Then, he slapped my father with such force that he fell and then returned to his place on all fours This also demonstrates the brutality of the German Kapos and the Nazi General Staff. This is very instructive for the world about the brutality and unpleasantness of the concentration camps Educating people about the Holocaust...... middle of paper ......Rize's acceptance speech, page 1)Reading Night, the book and the Elie Wiesel's personal experiences lead people to explore more of modern oppression and segregation. Night is a book that continually educates the world about the revulsion and revulsion of concentration camps. By sharing Elie's knowledge with the world, the Night and Elie's teachings ensure that history does not repeat itself. Night also inspires humanity with its stories of uplifting perseverance. Ultimately, Night serves to remind us of what happened and also to show us that we must not let it happen new. Wiesel's speeches and book summarize the horrors of Nazi Germany and also push us to look deeper into modern-day similarities such as the civil war in Darfur. The teachings of Night and Wiesel are very relevant to real life because of the modern values ​​and historical reminiscence they contain.