The last half of the book Night goes from one disaster to the next. There was a detest that was ripping out everyone’s gold teeth and there was brutal job managers that beat anyone for no reason. The soviets are fighting in the background so it is giving everyone a sense of false hope. Then before the camp is liberated everyone is forced to run to another camp, anyone that stops or collapses is either trampled to death by everyone else or shot to death. Finally at the end of the story the survives are liberated by the soviets.

Almost halfway threw Night and things are getting intense. Even before the prisoners could step off the train they knew to fear the SS Officers of Auschwitz. I do not think there was a more evil mindset then the one of an SS Officer, but they felt as if they were doing no wrong. The large furnaces were a constant reminder of how expendable each prisoner was. At the beginning they were told “Work Will Set You Free” this was quickly realized to be a lie, Everyone’s lives were in the hands of god and luck.

Unable to wait for my group to meet so we could continue reading Night I decided to read on without them. The plot was thickening and I needed to see how the family was doing. Unfortunately they were being prepared to be transported but know one knows where they are headed. The train ride was brutal and long very long almost 100 people a car without food and water, but those who were not near the window struggled for air. This portion of the book really made me feel as if I was one of the passengers just as nervous for the future as they were.

At first glance at the book Night I figured it would be another depressing holocaust book. Don’t get me wrong it was very depressing, but it also had an amazing story of a will to survive. At the start of the story the Jewish family is living happily in there home until soldiers transfer them to the ghettos. To the family having to move homes is heartbreaking although they have no idea of what is in store. Throughout the book it seems that what is happening could not get any worse for this family and yet each page uncovers a darker plot point.