How does Elie first describe his father?

How does Wiesel describe his father? He was a cultured, but unsentimental, man who rarely displayed his feelings and was more involved with the welfare of others than his own family. This helped Elie realize his wish to study the Cabala.

Why did Moshe escape?

Moshe escaped because he had been mistaken for dead, although he was just wounded. He said he returned to tell the Jews to prepare themselves before it was too late.

What are some questions about the book night?

Night Questions

• Why don’t the Jews in Sighet listen to the warnings of the danger to come?
• Why does suffering so often lead to a loss of faith?
• Is it worse to die or to be separated from your family?
• Because our memories are not always reliable, can we consider this book to be “true” and “factual”?

How does Eliezer describe himself in Night Chapter 1?

How does Eliezer describe himself? He is deeply religious. His life revolves around his study of jewish laws.

How does Eliezer describe himself in Chapter 1?

What are good questions to ask about the book Night by Elie Wiesel?

Night Discussion Questions

• What would be the considerations for your decision to warn others, keep quiet or take action in a similar situation?
• Why does Madame Schachter scream?
• Why are the prisoners so angry with the newly arrived Jews?
• After prisoners are shaven, given tattoos and uniforms, what are they left with?

Who questioned Elie in night?

(Dr. Josef Mengele was an infamous Nazi doctor who selected which prisoners would be sent to labor and which would die.) When Eliezer is questioned, he lies and says that he’s 18 and a farmer, rather than 15 and a student. Near Eliezer, there’s a pit of fire into which small children are being dumped—alive.

What happened in Night Chapter 1?

Elie opens the first chapter with a devastating recount of what happened to his friend and confidant, Moshe. Hungarians shipped out foreign Jews from Sighet, including Moshe, to the border of Poland. Once at the border, the Jews were handed over to the Germans to be killed and buried in mass graves.

How did Elie change in Chapter 1?

In the beginning, Elie is completely happy, and life is normal. He thinks he understands who he is, what he wants, and how he should act. However, after his traumatic experiences, he begins to lose sight of his identity; he becomes apathetic and cold.