"Night"
By: Elie Wiesel
Characters
1. Elie - Elie is a twelve year old Jewish boy from Sighet. He starts out having really strong faith, but then he definitely struggles with his faith as he lives in three different concentration camps and experiences the Holocaust. Elie escapes by being liberated by American troops. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
2. Elie’s father - His name is Shlomo. He is also from Sighet. He is a respected elder in the town of Sighet. People often go to him for advice. He is a store owner. He has four children: three girls and a boy. He is fifty years old. Elie is his only son. He passes away near the end of the story. He gets sick in the concentration camp. The SS officers then kill him by throwing him into the crematorium.
3. Franek - Franek is the guy who wants the crown. He is the foreman of their depot. He wants Elie's crown. When he doesn't get it, he beats up Elie's father.
4. Gestapo - They are police officers. They are not heavily trained.
5. Idek - He is the foreman at the depot. Idek is a bully towards Elie. He also beats up Elie's father. He also hooks up with a Polish girl.
6. Juliek - Juliek meets Elie in the first time in Auchswitz. He gets killed while playing Beethoven with his violin.
7. Kapos - Kapos are officers or supervisors in the concentration camp. They give orders to the prisoners.
8. Madame Schachter - She is a Jewish woman. She is insane/crazy/mad because she has been separated from her husband and two sons. She is the first one to see the chimney and flames. She is the first one to see the crematorium.
9. Moshe the Beadle - He is the town clown or hobo of Sighet. He is kind of crazy and loopy. More importantly, he is Elie's mentor and teaches Elie about faith and religion.
10. Meir Katz - Meir Katz his Elie's father's friend. He helped save Elie when he was being strangled and suffocating in the middle of the night.
11. Dr. Mengele - He is the concentration camp doctor. He treats the prisoners like animals. He makes it a game. He shows no mercy or pity. He is not very nice. He checks everyone. He is also known as the "angel of death".
12. Rabbi Elahou (and sons) - He is the Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him. Elie hopes he will never behave as Rabbi Elahou's son. Rabbi Eliahou and his son is a reminder to Elie to never leave his father.
13. SS Officers - Schotz Staffel. They are German soldiers at the concentration camps.
14. Stein - A relative of Elie's family. Stein helps them survive. He gives them food and teaches them the way of the camp. Elie also gives him hope in exchange of his food and help.
15. The dentist - He is Jewish. He is from Czechoslovakia. He lets Elie keep his gold tooth.
16. The French Girl - She is a French girl and she works in the depot with Elie. She advices Elie to hold his anger until the day comes in German. She has fake papers that pass her as Aryan.
17. Zalman - He was a Jewish prisoner. He ran along side Elie during the march to Gleiwitz. He gets killed by getting trampled over by other prisoners.
18. Tzipora - She is Elie's sister. She was last seen by Elie at the crematorium.
19. Tibi and Yossi - They are brothers from Czechoslovakia who lost their parents from Birkenau. They are so close and attached because they have lost their parents.
20. Akiba the Drumer - He is another person in the camp. His role is to keep Elie's faith. He does a lot of chants and singing. He is the most optimistic. He challenges Elie to keep his faith.
2. Elie’s father - His name is Shlomo. He is also from Sighet. He is a respected elder in the town of Sighet. People often go to him for advice. He is a store owner. He has four children: three girls and a boy. He is fifty years old. Elie is his only son. He passes away near the end of the story. He gets sick in the concentration camp. The SS officers then kill him by throwing him into the crematorium.
3. Franek - Franek is the guy who wants the crown. He is the foreman of their depot. He wants Elie's crown. When he doesn't get it, he beats up Elie's father.
4. Gestapo - They are police officers. They are not heavily trained.
5. Idek - He is the foreman at the depot. Idek is a bully towards Elie. He also beats up Elie's father. He also hooks up with a Polish girl.
6. Juliek - Juliek meets Elie in the first time in Auchswitz. He gets killed while playing Beethoven with his violin.
7. Kapos - Kapos are officers or supervisors in the concentration camp. They give orders to the prisoners.
8. Madame Schachter - She is a Jewish woman. She is insane/crazy/mad because she has been separated from her husband and two sons. She is the first one to see the chimney and flames. She is the first one to see the crematorium.
9. Moshe the Beadle - He is the town clown or hobo of Sighet. He is kind of crazy and loopy. More importantly, he is Elie's mentor and teaches Elie about faith and religion.
10. Meir Katz - Meir Katz his Elie's father's friend. He helped save Elie when he was being strangled and suffocating in the middle of the night.
11. Dr. Mengele - He is the concentration camp doctor. He treats the prisoners like animals. He makes it a game. He shows no mercy or pity. He is not very nice. He checks everyone. He is also known as the "angel of death".
12. Rabbi Elahou (and sons) - He is the Jewish prisoner whose son abandons him. Elie hopes he will never behave as Rabbi Elahou's son. Rabbi Eliahou and his son is a reminder to Elie to never leave his father.
13. SS Officers - Schotz Staffel. They are German soldiers at the concentration camps.
14. Stein - A relative of Elie's family. Stein helps them survive. He gives them food and teaches them the way of the camp. Elie also gives him hope in exchange of his food and help.
15. The dentist - He is Jewish. He is from Czechoslovakia. He lets Elie keep his gold tooth.
16. The French Girl - She is a French girl and she works in the depot with Elie. She advices Elie to hold his anger until the day comes in German. She has fake papers that pass her as Aryan.
17. Zalman - He was a Jewish prisoner. He ran along side Elie during the march to Gleiwitz. He gets killed by getting trampled over by other prisoners.
18. Tzipora - She is Elie's sister. She was last seen by Elie at the crematorium.
19. Tibi and Yossi - They are brothers from Czechoslovakia who lost their parents from Birkenau. They are so close and attached because they have lost their parents.
20. Akiba the Drumer - He is another person in the camp. His role is to keep Elie's faith. He does a lot of chants and singing. He is the most optimistic. He challenges Elie to keep his faith.