I. Main Character Elie Wiesel is basically the only main character. The book never really says his age, but I would guess he was about 16 or 17. He changes tremendously throughout the book. At first he is strong and has tons of faith in God. But as the story goes on, he loses most of his faith, and really doesn’t care about anyone but himself. II. The Plot This book was about what the Holocaust …showed first 75 words of 580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 580 total…a corpse." This "corpse" is Elie's body, but it has been robbed of its soul. By the end of the war, Elie loses all of his faith in God and his fellow man, and this is the most difficult obstacle to overcome when he is released. V. Metaphor and Simile “Men look like Skeletons…” (S) “It was as cold as an icebox in this dark barrack” (S) “The black river of himself…” (M) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**