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Night by Elie Wiesel is a historical account of the author's experience as a holocaust victim in WWII. This book was initially published in 1960, fifteen years after WWII's end. Wiesel uses the powerful first person tense to personally relate the horror he experienced, sharing his story so passionately that no one can ignore it. "Never shall I forget the little faces of the children whose bodies I saw turned into wreathes of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments, which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never” (32). This account of the holocaust will change you and remain in your mind as you question the thing