| when Elie Wiesel was a teenager, he and his family were taken to concentration camps by the Germans. He was separated from his mother and 3 sisters. Therefore, he had to go through the horrible experience of the camps with his father. In this memoir, Elie explains the tragic incident that happened to over 6 million Jews during WW2.
Throughout the memoir, he explains how the Germans treated the Jews in the concentration camps and how horrible it was. | ||
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Plot & Themes Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) Ethnic/regional/gender Yes War/Cloak & Dagger story? - holocaust War/Spying Yes Period of greatest activity? - 1900+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Ethnicity - Jew Nationality - Eastern European Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - Eastern Europe City: - rude people Small town? Yes Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Misc setting - prison Century: - 1930's-1950's Writing Style If this is a kid's book: - Age 14-16 Pictures/Illustrations? - None How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book |
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