“One more blow to the heart, one more reason to hate”, wrote Elie, “one less reason to live” (109). Hope is defined as the feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen (Definition of Hope). The Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a touching novel set during the Holocaust, describing the gruesome treatment he, along with countless other Jews, endured during World War II at the hands of the Nazis. They were confined to concentration camps, which were huge areas of land where Jews and others suffered constant abuse. They suffered from astonishing malnutrition, poor hygiene and other despicable living conditions. Many were sent to their deaths, in large numbers, when their skills were deemed inadequate. Methods of annihilation included cremation, hanging, shooting and, finally, gas chambers. Other causes of death included starvation and disease. Elie was transferred to many different camps and made it out alive by not resisting, but mostly doing what he was told. The Holocaust culminated in the genocide of over six million Jews and many others. Only a teenager at the time, Elie is one of the few Holocaust survivors left telling their story today. Those who survived were generally left with no money, no family and nowhere to go. The night offers no hope due to Elie's loss of faith in his religion, the changes in what Jews considered important in life, and the malaise and sense of emptiness that consumes Elie to this day. Elie was different from the other Jewish teenagers around him. His curiosity and faith in Judaism were much stronger. As a result, God was an important part of his life. However, as the Nazis' evil actions against the Jews continued to expand, his religious beliefs began to wane. The most pro... in the center of the card continues to follow Elie. Atrocities like the Holocaust also occur in the world today, in places like North Korea, and that is truly unfortunate. People can take steps to prevent these horrible events by educating themselves about what is happening in other parts of the world and pushing other nations to protect themselves from it. The Holocaust may be over, but the world cannot pretend it didn't happen and must take appropriate steps to ensure these atrocities are stopped... and never forgotten. Work cited "Definition of hope in English". Hope: Definition of hope in the Oxford dictionary. Np, nd Web. November 16, 2013. Greenfield, Jeff. "Elie Wiesel on Loss, Starting Over." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, May 16, 2009. Web. November 17, 2013.Wiesel, Elie, and Marion Wiesel. Night. New York, NY: Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Print.