Title: NightAuthor: Elie WieselGenre: AutobiographySituation: The night takes place in Germany during the Holocaust. The majority of the book takes place in various concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Buchenwald.Characterization:Eliezer- Eliezer or Elijah is the narrator of Night. Elie entered Auschwitz as a teenager with his family. He remains close to his father and becomes the protector as the book progresses. Elijah's faith is constantly questioned and sometimes damaged in the book. Elijah is strong and good-hearted because he never abandons his father and survives the Holocaust. Schlomo- Schlomo is the father of Elijah and a respected Jewish leader in his country. Schlomo is poor, quiet, shy and clumsy. He barely spoke and kept himself away from people. Moishe the Beadle - A clumsy, silent and shy man. Moishe is a teacher at the Sighet synagogue. He teaches Elijah Kabbalah. Moishe warns everyone what's going to happen before it happens. He manages to escape and no one believes him because they don't want to accept the reality of the situation. Juliek- Juliek is a Polish violinist and prisoner in Auschwitz. Juliek is brave because during the Holocaust no Jews were allowed to play German music and defies authority by playing Beethoven. Akiba Drumer - Akiba is a well-known singer and prisoner in Auschwitz. He sings Jewish music and touches everyone's hearts every time he uses his beautiful voice. At Auschwitz, Akiba dies and so does his faith. Madame Schacter - Madame Schacter is a madwoman who is on the train with Elie to Birkenau. On the train, she screams and says she sees flames burning. She is constantly beaten by the other passengers just to keep her quiet. Idek-...... middle of paper ......sees death around him. He begins to wonder how easy it would be to give up, but it isn't. “Now I was walking like a sleepwalker. I would sometimes close my eyes and it was like running in my sleep. Every now and then someone would kick me hard from behind and I would wake up. »-(p. 87)- Elijah is the voice of this quote. At this point in his death march, he is walking unconsciously. He is so used to walking that he almost sleepwalks. He has no choice but to keep walking and if he stops, the sea of ​​people walking behind him will die at their feet. “Meir, my little Meir! You don't recognize me... You're killing your father... I have bread... for you too... for you too..." -(p. 101)- An old man says this to his son. His son tries to kill him for the piece of bread he has. His famine takes him to such an extent that he does not even recognize his own father..