• Night by Elie Wiesel 
• Set in Sighet, Translvania 

• Protagonist: Eliezer 
• -starts out with his religion very important, 15 yrs old, narrartor of the book
• -he has always been very close to his father 

• Exposition: begins with Moshe the Beadle giving him his religous teaching 

• Rising Action: his faith was shaken when Moshe the Beadle was deported. When he was deported his train was overtaken by Nazis and his companions were mutilated.
• Moshe returns and warns them but most don't believe him.

• Climax: You see his faith dwinding away more when they arrive at Aushwitz. Him and his father are separated from the rest of family. 
• It was very bad conditions on the train. 

• There are selections, they are forced to watch other prisoners be hung. 
• Falling Action: Eliezer got a foot inury. While he was in the infirmary the Nazis decide to evacuate the camp because the Russians were on the verge of liberating Buna. 
• Forced to march in middle of the night. Many died from harsh weather and abuse. 
• 12 arrive at Buchenwald, his father dies of dysentary and physical abuse
• Resolution: Eliezer survives his faith gone. 

pg. 93- shows how they had just become numb to any type of feelings; not just emotional but physical too

pg. 37- introduces the theme of spirtual crisis and loss of faith in God 

symbolism- it represented that their faith was gone