Night - Point of View

The point of view of a story is the position from which it is observed. The novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel, is written in first person point of view. For the reader, this point of view helps to create a more vivid story. Overall, first person point of view helps to better express the theme of Night, man's inhumanity towards man.*** So many aspects of the Holocaust are incomprehensible. The events and emotions that result …

…because the images and events would not have such a poignant representation.*** The theme of Night is also better expressed with it's first person point of view. Man's inhumanity towards man is a subject that is not easily put into understanding without first-hand accounts. Through experiencing these traumatizing events, Wiesel communicates his feelings with delineation. What seems to trouble Elie the most is how the Nazis can so callously slaughter millions of innocent Jews everyday.***