Night Chapters 7-9

Why does Elie, some years later, ask a lady not to throw money out to the poor? What do you think thi s reveals about the theme of Night?

How does Elie change as a character after the death of his father?

"I did not weep, and it pained me that I could not weep. But I was out of tears. And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!..." (Wiesel 112).

Why do you think Elie cannot weep? Why do you think he feels freed by his fathers's death?

1. What did you think of Night overall? Why do you think Elie Wiesel wrote his story? Why is it important that we continue to share/read his story?