Picture of Elie Wiesel, the author of Night. Learn more here!
Picture of Elie Wiesel in the concentration camp, seventh from the left on the second bunk.
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CharactersEliezer Wiesel - A-7713
Our narrator. At 14, he is taken to concentration camps in Czechoslovakia and Germany. He is very devout in his faith at the time of being taken captive. Throughout the story, he tries to stay with his father. Chlomo Wiesel - Eliezer's father Eliezer's father is very respected within his home Jewish community. He is fifty years old and he and Elie try to stay together in the concentration camps. Moché the Beadle A poor guy who teaches Elie the cabbala and is the first in Elie's life to witness the horrors of the nazis. Nobody wants to believe him. Eliezer's mother Tzipora Eliezer's seven-year-old sister. Elie is very close to her and he dedicates the book to her. Bea Elie's older sister. Hilda Elie's oldest sister. Martha An old Gentile (non-Jew) servant of the Elie's family. She offers to hide the family in the country, but they decline her offer. Madame Schachter Madame Schaechter is in the same train car as Eliezer during the initial deportation to Auschwitz. She loses her mind during the journey and screams hysterically and repeatedly about a flaming furnace that she apparently sees in the distance. She terrifies the other occupants of the train, and she is repeatedly beaten by young men trying to silence her. She is foreshadowing in real life. Dr. Mengele The SS officer who decides who is to go to the crematories during selections. Eliezer sees him twice, once upon arrival at Birkenau and again at Buna. Stein of Antwerp He is related to the Wiesel family. He wants to hear news about his family and Elie lies to him to make him feel better. This makes us question when is it OK to lie? Juliek A fellow prisoner who plays the violin. Franek The Polish foreman of the musician's block at Buna. He is the guy in the gold crown incident. Yossi and Tibi Brothers who are Elie's friends in the musician's block at Buna. Alphonse A German Jew who is head of the musician's block at Buna. He is very kindly and tries to give his charges extra soup whenever he can. Idek The mean Kapo of the musician's block at Buna. Akiba Drumer A very devout Jew who loses his faith.. Zalman A young man who had worked with Elie. Rabbi Eliahou A rabbi. He is important because of the relationship he has with his son and how it compares to Elie and his father. Meir Katz A friend of Eliezer's father who worked in the garden at Buna. I got a good portion of this from Grade Saver. You can check it out to get a more detailed character summary. |