STUDENT NOTES
Section 5 Night 64-84
Find examples of how Eliezer Wiesel ​uses tools of language​ to illustrate his feelings about God. Use pages 66-69 to complete this
table.
Tools of Language
Rhetorical Questions
Biblical allusions
(reference to the bible)
Tone
(speaker’s attitude)
(Feelings toward God)
Example 1 and its effect on the
chapter.
“Where is merciful God? Where
is he?” pg 64
Bottom of 67-68: Shows how
angry Elizer is because God isn’t
doing anything right now, in the
past he did sent Adam and Eve
away for disobeying them, etc.
Angry-”Where is HE-this is
where he is?” He’s saying that
God is dead and he’s angry that
God didn’t stop the child
hanging.”
Name:__________________
Example 2 and its effect on the Example 3 and its effect on the chapter.
chapter.
“Blessed be God’s name? Why would I
bless him?”-pg 67. He is outraged and
doesn’t want to bless him since he’s
done nothing to help him.
“It was Yom Kippur year round.”-shows
how they are fasting year round.
“Why, but why should I bless?” “Deep inside me, I felt a great void
questioning/doubtful. opening.” pg 69 hopeless
Mocking- pg 67 “Praise be… chosen to
slaughtered”
Word choice “Him” and “You” “Cursed year” pg 66 “I was accuser, God the accused!”
“ This is where he IS-hanging “No longer accepted God’s silence. An
from the gallows” act of rebellion.”

Other “Bent over like a tree in a storm” “Quotation marks” to show sarcasm,
pg 67 describes the people exclamation points to emphasize his
praying. Weak but still praying anger, question marks show him
questioning God.

Section 5 Night 64-84 Name:__________________

Find examples of how Eliezer Wiesel ​uses tools of language​ to illustrate his feelings about God. Use pages 66-69 to complete this
table.

Tools of Language Example 1 and its effect on the Example 2 and its effect on the Example 3 and its effect on the chapter.
chapter. chapter.

Rhetorical Questions
Biblical allusions
(reference to the bible)

Tone
(speaker’s attitude)
(Feelings toward God)

Word choice “

Other