Night, Section 2 and 3

Agenda

1. Small group discussions (10 minutes): First discuss the main idea/ your reactions to the chapter, then move on to your questions.

2. Large group (15)

THEMES:

1. Clinging to illusion
2. Dehumanization of the captive (internal conflicts)
3. Struggle with faith in the midst of horror
4. Night as a symbol (page 34)




3. Freewrite: What was the take-away message or most impactful moment for you while reading these two sections. Elaborate on why?

       SAMPLE:  

          For me, this section really drives home the idea that Jews were not really considered humans by their perpetrators. You get a truly strong sense of the dehumanization that took place, not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally. While reading, I am disgusted, but also afraid of what I'm going to discover next. Yet, Elie write, "We were incapable of thinking. Our senses were numbed, everything was fading into a fog. We no longer clung to anything" (36). It just shows the extent to which the dehumanization process was working for the Nazis--that at a certain point, they may have stopped their pulses and burned their bodies, but death of the human had taken place long before that.




HW: Read section 4 (47-65). Complete 2 clarification, 2 questions of interpretation, 2 open-ended questions.