There are many reasons why Night is a good book for learning about the Holocaust. For one thing, it was written by a concentration camp survivor, which gives it more credibility than a novel.
A second reason goes along with the first. Wiesel tells the story in such a way that it is like we are there beside him, experiencing everything he goes through. We learn what it was like to hear rumors about deportation, then being forced to live in a ghetto, and finally deportation, selection, and life in the camps.
Another reason why Night is a good resource for learning about the Holocaust is the way it is written. Wiesel is very graphic in telling readers what went on in the camps. We can feel his horror and mourn with him.
Night is an excellent, though painful, book to read.
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