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The quote "I believed profundly" (first page) is great foreshadowing that his faith will be shaken which happens in page 32 where the author states "those flames which consumed my faith forever", and I like the effect it has on the opening of the book, with such quiet dramatism.

I also find the fact that young Wiesel cries when he prays shows great emotion within him, and the notion that religion can be tragic, which will come into play when the are persecuted because of their beliefs. Also when he is asked whyhe prays he asks why do I breathe? which shows that religion is intregal to him, which also strikes the reader greatly, as the reader has at least a general idea of what is to come. He demonstrates this again when he awakes early to pray on their last day in the ghetto (page 16)

Moshe seems to teach that all human are valid and with a worthy spirit, regardless of monetary status.

I found very charged in meaning when, on page 9, he says that his ftaher did die of having the wear the yellow star, because it symbolized all that the Nazis wanted, and all that was to come.

The line on page 22 "Those who no longer wished to taste the bitterness of terror" struck me, not only because of its power but because I feel as though I've read it before before, but it eludes me whether or not this is true. Regardless, it is sure to stick in my mind, because the amount of emotion it manages to convey.

During today's reading, I often had to stop, because the author conveys the very strong feeling of pain and claustrophobia, and it affected me so that I had to stop and take breaks because everything was so strong and tragic.