Dawn and Night are two different stories but they both share the same struggle. Dawn shows the struggle of Jews just as well as Night but in a completely different perspective. Dawn perfectly puts you in the head of a Jew on the other side of the gun. The head of a Jew doing the killing, with the choices, with the executioners axe. The best thing about Dawn is that it just doesn’t have brutal Jews but Jews just doing what has to be done. That is what makes these two books so spectacular is that they both have the same deeper meaning.
“I don’t want to be a killer,” said Elisha. This is the most defining part of the book. Elisha is only hours from killing but still he doesn’t want to. Until this point most readers won’t understand that there is something to learn. This is the best positive in the book that there is something to relate back to life.
“I no longer hated them,” said Elie. This is also a book of pure doing what must be done. You must survive. Night however, is a much better example of pure survival. Hating will not get the job done; you just have to do what you need to keep moving.
That is what makes these books so perfectly blended. They both leave you with the same question. Which is what you have to do, always the right thing to do? Many books don’t deserve the praise these books are getting. The way Elie wrote was astounding. The book was not only Elie it was also his father. You build more than just a relationship with Elie. You also get the best description of the man who had the biggest struggle, his dad. Night is perfect for this character development. So much that there are almost two main characters. Elie is brilliant for this. However, there are always negatives to a book. Night is a very well written book but there is a very important thing that was left out. We go through all his struggles in the camp but there is only one page describing when they are let out. The tragedies are definitely important but the triumph needs to be incorporated more. This was very disappointing that he didn’t right about his thoughts, what he did next, or whatever he did after they were rescued. The book rating is still an A! This book is too much of great account of one of the greatest tragedies in history.
Dawn really will make you think! This book is one that could be played out as a role playing book because the whole time you have to think what you would do. Do you believe in what he is doing, if you were Elisha would you kill, would you get revenge? There are many different decisions that are made in this book that make you think critically. That’s what makes Dawn so brilliant, there is so much more than what appears to the book. The book is 117 pages but there are many underlying things to learn. The character development for Elisha is incredible. You are perfectly inside the mind of Elisha because of the huge amount of detail given about Elisha’s thoughts. Readers will have fun going through the life of Elisha. Elisha goes through many many emotions in the book that once again go into the best detail. Overall, the rating is an A. The descriptions once again are so strong for the hectic plot. This book is one of the best.
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