Night | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Chlomo Wiesel - This character is held in great esteem by the community. The relationship between this character and a family member is the most important of the story. At some point, this character is taken away to the crematory still breathing.

Eliezer Wiesel - This character may no longer believe in the merciful and just God but believes even less in giving into death by concentration camp madness. Consequently, this character is bent solely on survival. This character survives, but merely as a corpse in a mirrored gaze just waking up...
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