Our Top 5 Scenes from Night

1) Early on in the book Moshe the Beadle describes the horrors he has experienced, one of the sights he has seen is infants being thrown in the air and used as targets.
This is the first sign of horrible things to come for Eli and the rest of the rest of his village. At this point the majority of the village refuses to believe this disturbing news, however by the end of the book Eli is no longer affected by such terror. Even his reaction to his fathers death is quite minimal.

2) When Eli describes the eight words that changed his life forever; "Men to the left! Women to the right!"
Eli had no idea this would be the last time he would ever see his mother and sisters. I believe the thought of this pain is strong enough to never forget this scene.

3) When Eli and his father along with hundreds of other prisoners walk towards the burning ditch when they first arrive at Aushwitz.
For this short time Eli truly believes his life is over. It seems as though there is no way to escape his death as all events leading up to this have hinted towards the end.

4) When the young boy is hanged
The prisoners became used to death as they experienced it around them everyday. When the death of a child is showcased so proudly by the SS it is a sign that God is no longer there. From this moment on Eli has given up hope that God will help him and his father.

5) From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back a me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.
These lines display the hardships Eli has gone through and how they have forever been imprinted into his mind. The memories he shares throughout the book are sumed up in the the powerful final sentances, to ensure the reader will never forget.