English II Honors - Night Ch.

1 Analysis Name: Brianna Correia

1. (pgs 3-8) How can Moishe the Beadle be characterized? CITE EVIDENCE to support your
response. Awkward and an outcast “physically, he was as awkward as a clown” pg3

2. (pgs 4-5) Compare and contrast the spiritual beliefs of the narrator and his father. His father
is very by the book and is very serious about his spirituality and it seems as though the
narrator is the same way but slightly less focused on it

3. (pgs. 4-5) Interpret Moishe's philosophy regarding questions. Make a prediction about how
his teaching might be thematically significant to the novel. Moshie is asking the narrator
about why he believes in his religion and why he prays, maybe when the narrator gets
into a dark place he’ll remember what he answered and that will give him the courage to
keep going

4. (pg 4-8) Briefly define the following terms/figures: Kabbalah, Maimonides, Zohar, Talmud,
Stalingrad, The Red Army, Fascism
Kabbalah- ancient Jewish tradition of interpretation of the Bible
Maimonides- jewish philosopher that was a famous torah scholar in the middle ages
Zohar- the chief text of the Kabbalah
Talmud- religious text that is jewish law
Stalingrad- city in russia, the battle of stalingrad was very important for the war
The red army- army and the air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Fascism- a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism and is characterized by
dictatorial power

5. (pgs 10-11) Explain how each “edict” is dehumanizing for the Jewish people in Elie’s village
(Hint--there are 4 edicts). Jewish people weren't allowed to leave their house, that’s taking
away their free will and treating the like pets. They had to give over their valuables like
gold and their savings because nobody saw them as real people anymore so why not
steal their money. Then they were told they had to wear the yellow stars, they wanted to
label the jewish people to make sure they weren't being accidentally treated as an aryan
person. Finally they were told they could not go to shops and cafes they would normally
go to which has the same effect that the first edict has of just treating them like pets

6. (pg 12): How do you interpret the line, "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it
was ruled by delusion." CITE EVIDENCE from the text to support your interpretation. At this
point it was a sense of chaos, in this situation I can see how it wouldn’t feel real. I would
have trouble believing this was actually happening to me.

7. (pg. 12) Why might the approach of the "Shavuot" be considered ironic? It would be ironic
because shavuot is a big festival where you’re supposed to eat a big meal and feast, but
they are currently going days without eating.
8. (pgs 12-22) Throughout these pages, the author is constantly referring to time and
moments. How does time take on symbolic/thematic meaning in the text? CITE EVIDENCE to
support your claims. Maybe he keeps referencing time because when these events were
occuring he wasn’t paying attention to time and now he’s thinking back and trying to
notice the things he didn’t before.

9. (pg. 17) How does the author use figurative language to relate the emotional, physical, and
spiritual experience of the narrator? CITE EVIDENCE and explain what your example shows
about the speaker/situation. He uses figurative language to help convey the sadness an
utter despair that everyone is experiencing currently in the situation “they passed me by,
like beaten dogs, with never a glance in my direction”

10. (pgs. 20-22) Identify at least 2 more examples of dehumanization that occur in Chapter 1.
What purpose did these tactics serve for the Germans? “We stood. We were counted. We sat
down. We got up again. Over and over. We waited impatiently to be taken away. What
were they waiting for? Finally the order came: ‘forward! march!’”
6. (pg 12): How do you interpret the line, "The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it
was ruled by delusion." Write at least one instance of textual evidence to support your
interpretation.

7. (pg. 12) How is the approach of "Shavuot" ironic?

8. (pgs 12-22) Throughout these pages, the author is constantly referring to time and
moments...How does time itself take on symbolic and thematic meaning in the text? Cite
examples to validate your claims.

9. (pg. 17) How does the author use imagery and metaphor to relate the emotional, physical,
and spiritual experience of the narrator? Cite specific examples

10. (pgs. 20-22) Locate further evidence of dehumanization. What function did these tactics
have for the Germans?