During the Holocaust many people were severely tortured and killed. The Holocaust caused the deaths of six million Jews and five million non-Jews. All the people who died in this period died because of the Nazis: a large hate group composed of extremely vile, licentious and rapacious people. They made the prisoners suffer physically and mentally; thus, making them lose all hope of being saved. In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie went through so much depression, which forced him to struggle to survive everyday life in a concentration camp. While Elie remained in the concentration camp, he saw so many people being executed, mistreated, and even tortured. Ultimately, Elie lost all hope of surviving, but still managed to survive. This novel is a perfect example of desperation: it offers no hope. There is so much evidence to support this statement throughout the novel. First of all, many people have lost everything that was valuable in their lives; many people have lost faith in their religion; and the tone of the story is very depressing. One of the main reasons, which clearly explains why there is no hope in this novel, is the fact that everyone has lost everything that was valuable in their life. This created a lot of desperation, because where the Jews might go next, if they survived, they could not return home, because they had no home to return to. Throughout the novel there are many examples that perfectly illustrate what is happening. A perfect example, which clearly illustrates this, is when Elie's mother and sister died. “And I left with my father, with the men. I didn't know that this was the moment, in time and space... middle of paper... Overall the story didn't give hope, because the tone prevailed over all those little aspects of happiness. The novel neither showed nor offered any hope, because almost everyone lost everything that mattered to them, some gave up their religion, and Wiesel wrote in a very disturbing tone; therefore, adding emphasis to the theme of desperation. So many people died during this time, and it was a very heartbreaking time, because of all the desperation created by the Holocaust. Furthermore, the desperation that was created during the Holocaust remained with these people for a long time. It is very important that people understand the causes of despair, so that they can try to counteract its effects. Works Cited Bobbo Howell. “Deaths from the Holocaust”. Pittsuburg Post-Gazette. November 15th. 2013. Web. November 17, 2013. Elie Wiesel. “Night” Argentina, 1960. Novel. November 17, 2013.