Track Listing
1. Primavera - Ludovico Einaudi
2. Strictly Confidential - Roxy Music
3. I See Fire - Ed Sheeran
4. I've Got to See You Again - Norah Jones
5. Safe and Sound - Taylor Swift
6. Wish I Could - Norah Jones
7. The Hanging Tree - Jennifer Lawrence
8. Elastic Heart - Sia Feat. The Weeknd and Diplo
9. Mad World - Gary Jules
10. My Father's House - Bruce Springsteen
11. Eyes Open - Taylor Swift
2. Strictly Confidential - Roxy Music
3. I See Fire - Ed Sheeran
4. I've Got to See You Again - Norah Jones
5. Safe and Sound - Taylor Swift
6. Wish I Could - Norah Jones
7. The Hanging Tree - Jennifer Lawrence
8. Elastic Heart - Sia Feat. The Weeknd and Diplo
9. Mad World - Gary Jules
10. My Father's House - Bruce Springsteen
11. Eyes Open - Taylor Swift
Song: Primavera By: Ludovico Einaudi
Scene from the text: Rather than relating to one specific scene in the text, this song encompasses the entire plot of the book through instrumentals.
Quote from the song: This song doesn’t have any words, however, the instrumentals relate to overall plot. The song starts out very slow and calm, but as the song progresses, it becomes louder and more intense.
Connection to tone: The tone of this song varies from very relaxed to intense and stressful and then back to calm. The book’s plot also starts out calm, slowly becomes more intense over time, and finally it is calm at the end.
Connection to motif: In some ways, this song relates to the motif of religious observances. At the start of the story Wiesel’s faith is very strong, but as the song progresses, he starts to lose his faith and hope. By the end of the story, Wiesel has lost most of his faith, but he regains some of it when he is liberated from the camp.
Rationale: The song, Primavera, has an instrumental pattern of slow to fast and back to slow. The book, Night, follows a very similar pattern with the characters. Elie Wiesel starts out very calm when he is in his normal world. As the plot starts to develop, and the Jews are sent to concentration camps, more stress is created and the Jews start to become weak and hopeless. However, by the end of the story, Wiesel becomes hopeful after he is liberated from the concentration camp.
Scene from the text: Rather than relating to one specific scene in the text, this song encompasses the entire plot of the book through instrumentals.
Quote from the song: This song doesn’t have any words, however, the instrumentals relate to overall plot. The song starts out very slow and calm, but as the song progresses, it becomes louder and more intense.
Connection to tone: The tone of this song varies from very relaxed to intense and stressful and then back to calm. The book’s plot also starts out calm, slowly becomes more intense over time, and finally it is calm at the end.
Connection to motif: In some ways, this song relates to the motif of religious observances. At the start of the story Wiesel’s faith is very strong, but as the song progresses, he starts to lose his faith and hope. By the end of the story, Wiesel has lost most of his faith, but he regains some of it when he is liberated from the camp.
Rationale: The song, Primavera, has an instrumental pattern of slow to fast and back to slow. The book, Night, follows a very similar pattern with the characters. Elie Wiesel starts out very calm when he is in his normal world. As the plot starts to develop, and the Jews are sent to concentration camps, more stress is created and the Jews start to become weak and hopeless. However, by the end of the story, Wiesel becomes hopeful after he is liberated from the concentration camp.
Song: Strictly Confidential By: Roxy Music
Scene from the text: This song pertains to the scene in the book where all the Jews are crammed into train cars and transported to the concentration camps.
Quote from the scene: ”LYING DOWN was not an option, nor could we all sit down...After two days of travel, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat...But we never ate enough to satisfy our hunger. Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow. Tomorrow could be worse yet.”
Quote from the song: “Over the hills and down the valleys/ Soaring aloft and far below/ Lying on stony ground the fragments/ Truth is the seed we tried to sow/ Marking the time spent on our journey/ There isn't much we have to show.”
Connection to tone: This song encompasses a tone of despair, suffering, and loss. The people in the song feel like they are in fragments and have lost all hope. Elie Wiesel and other Jews had feelings of suffering and sadness while they were on the the train. They didn’t know what the future were bring and were suffering very badly in the process. After realizing how much they had lost by leaving their homes so abruptly, the Jews became overwhelmed with despair.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision and seeing. The song discusses laying on the stone ground in fragments and failed attempts at keeping hope in their souls. Upon entering the train cars, the Jews were already filled with disappointment. After spending a span of many days in the cars, a vision for the future was very blurred. People didn’t know what to expect, but they knew their destination wasn’t going to be nice. People couldn’t keep their eyes on a hopeful track, so most people had a look of loss and sadness in their eyes.
Rationale: This song discusses going on a journey where they have to lay on the stone ground and it is hard to keep hope. In the book Night, Elie Wiesel, and the Jews he was placed in a train car with, have to go through suffering and loss. They are forced to stand and have very limited access to food. The Jews find it very hard to stay positive and think hopeful. Both the song and book detail the suffering and loss of hope that is connected to a hard and long journey.
Scene from the text: This song pertains to the scene in the book where all the Jews are crammed into train cars and transported to the concentration camps.
Quote from the scene: ”LYING DOWN was not an option, nor could we all sit down...After two days of travel, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat...But we never ate enough to satisfy our hunger. Our principle was to economize, to save for tomorrow. Tomorrow could be worse yet.”
Quote from the song: “Over the hills and down the valleys/ Soaring aloft and far below/ Lying on stony ground the fragments/ Truth is the seed we tried to sow/ Marking the time spent on our journey/ There isn't much we have to show.”
Connection to tone: This song encompasses a tone of despair, suffering, and loss. The people in the song feel like they are in fragments and have lost all hope. Elie Wiesel and other Jews had feelings of suffering and sadness while they were on the the train. They didn’t know what the future were bring and were suffering very badly in the process. After realizing how much they had lost by leaving their homes so abruptly, the Jews became overwhelmed with despair.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision and seeing. The song discusses laying on the stone ground in fragments and failed attempts at keeping hope in their souls. Upon entering the train cars, the Jews were already filled with disappointment. After spending a span of many days in the cars, a vision for the future was very blurred. People didn’t know what to expect, but they knew their destination wasn’t going to be nice. People couldn’t keep their eyes on a hopeful track, so most people had a look of loss and sadness in their eyes.
Rationale: This song discusses going on a journey where they have to lay on the stone ground and it is hard to keep hope. In the book Night, Elie Wiesel, and the Jews he was placed in a train car with, have to go through suffering and loss. They are forced to stand and have very limited access to food. The Jews find it very hard to stay positive and think hopeful. Both the song and book detail the suffering and loss of hope that is connected to a hard and long journey.
Song: I See Fire By Ed Sheeran
Scene from the text: Mrs. Schachter on the train
Quote from the scene: “Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire!...Jews, look! Look at the fire! Look at the flames!”
Quote from the song: Oh, misty eye of the mountain below/ Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls/ And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke/ Keep watching over Durin's sons/ If this is to end in fire/ Then we should all burn together/ Watch the flames climb high into the night/ Calling out father oh/ Stand by and we will/ Watch the flames burn auburn on/ The mountain side/ And if we should die tonight/ Then we should all die together/ Raise a glass of wine for the last time/ Calling out father oh/ Prepare as we will/ Watch the flames burn auburn on/ The mountain side/ Desolation comes upon the sky/ Now I see fire/ Inside the mountain/ I see fire/ Burning the trees/ And I see fire/ Hollowing souls/ I see fire/ Blood in the breeze/ And I hope that you remember me
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is bittersweet and knowing. The singer knows that they will end up dying because of fire. He also discusses how everyone will die together because of the things that they have in common. Even though they will be together, everyone will end up dying, hence the bittersweet tone.
Connection to motif: The motif related to this song is fire. Clearly, this song is speaking of fire and how death is soon upon them. This is an accurate depiction of this scene in the book. Mrs. Schachter keeps saying that she sees fire, but no one actually believes her. She knows that all of them will die soon.
Rationale: This song discusses the fire that Mrs. Schachter sees on the train. She says that she sees fire, but no one else can see it. Mrs. Schachter ends up being hit by other Jews in the cramped train car. However, when the Jews near the camp, some of them begin to see fire and smoke. This fire and smoke is from the crematorium, where bodies have been burned.
Scene from the text: Mrs. Schachter on the train
Quote from the scene: “Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire!...Jews, look! Look at the fire! Look at the flames!”
Quote from the song: Oh, misty eye of the mountain below/ Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls/ And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke/ Keep watching over Durin's sons/ If this is to end in fire/ Then we should all burn together/ Watch the flames climb high into the night/ Calling out father oh/ Stand by and we will/ Watch the flames burn auburn on/ The mountain side/ And if we should die tonight/ Then we should all die together/ Raise a glass of wine for the last time/ Calling out father oh/ Prepare as we will/ Watch the flames burn auburn on/ The mountain side/ Desolation comes upon the sky/ Now I see fire/ Inside the mountain/ I see fire/ Burning the trees/ And I see fire/ Hollowing souls/ I see fire/ Blood in the breeze/ And I hope that you remember me
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is bittersweet and knowing. The singer knows that they will end up dying because of fire. He also discusses how everyone will die together because of the things that they have in common. Even though they will be together, everyone will end up dying, hence the bittersweet tone.
Connection to motif: The motif related to this song is fire. Clearly, this song is speaking of fire and how death is soon upon them. This is an accurate depiction of this scene in the book. Mrs. Schachter keeps saying that she sees fire, but no one actually believes her. She knows that all of them will die soon.
Rationale: This song discusses the fire that Mrs. Schachter sees on the train. She says that she sees fire, but no one else can see it. Mrs. Schachter ends up being hit by other Jews in the cramped train car. However, when the Jews near the camp, some of them begin to see fire and smoke. This fire and smoke is from the crematorium, where bodies have been burned.
Song: I’ve Got to See You Again By Norah Jones
Scene from the text: This story depicts the scene where Wiesel and his father have to separate from his mother and three sisters in Birkenau
Quote from the scene: “Yet that was the moment when I left my mother. There was no time to think, and I already felt my father's hand press against mine: we were alone. In a fraction of a second I could see my mother, my sisters, move to the right. Tzipora was holding Mother's hand. I saw them walking farther and farther away; Mother was stroking my sister's blond hair, as if to protect her. And I walked on with my father, with the men. I didn't know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever.”
Quote from the song: Late in the night when I'm all alone/ And I look at the clock and I know you're not home/ I can't help myself/ I've got to see you again
Connection to tone: The song relates to the tone of loneliness, separation, and insecurity that is felt by Wiesel in Birkenau when he leaves his mother and sisters.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of familial relationships. The song depicts a separation between two people who want to be together. In the song, a relationship is broken so sadness overwhelms the artist.
Rationale: This song talks about being alone in the night and missing someone. In Night, Wiesel deals with the most suffering in the nighttime. He also expresses sadness for leaving his mother and sisters in the camp. He has a feeling like he wants to see them again, however he knows that he never will.
Scene from the text: This story depicts the scene where Wiesel and his father have to separate from his mother and three sisters in Birkenau
Quote from the scene: “Yet that was the moment when I left my mother. There was no time to think, and I already felt my father's hand press against mine: we were alone. In a fraction of a second I could see my mother, my sisters, move to the right. Tzipora was holding Mother's hand. I saw them walking farther and farther away; Mother was stroking my sister's blond hair, as if to protect her. And I walked on with my father, with the men. I didn't know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Tzipora forever.”
Quote from the song: Late in the night when I'm all alone/ And I look at the clock and I know you're not home/ I can't help myself/ I've got to see you again
Connection to tone: The song relates to the tone of loneliness, separation, and insecurity that is felt by Wiesel in Birkenau when he leaves his mother and sisters.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of familial relationships. The song depicts a separation between two people who want to be together. In the song, a relationship is broken so sadness overwhelms the artist.
Rationale: This song talks about being alone in the night and missing someone. In Night, Wiesel deals with the most suffering in the nighttime. He also expresses sadness for leaving his mother and sisters in the camp. He has a feeling like he wants to see them again, however he knows that he never will.
Song: Safe & Sound By: Taylor Swift
Scene from the text: When the young Pole who is controlling Block 17 in Auschwitz tells Wiesel, his father, and all the other Jews that they shouldn’t lose hope.
Quote from the scene: "Comrades, you are now in the concentration camp Auschwitz. Ahead of you lies a long road paved with suffering. Don't
lose hope. You have already eluded the worst danger: the selection.Therefore, muster your strength and keep your faith.”
Quote from the song: “Don't you dare look out your window, darling,/Everything's on fire/The war outside our door keeps raging on/Hold on to this lullaby/Even when music's gone/Gone/ Just close your eyes/ The sun is going down/ You'll be alright.”
Connection to tone: The tone of the song is uplifting and reassuring. Wiesel, his father, and the other Jews are told that they shouldn’t lose hope and that they can endure future suffering. The young Pole gives the a feeling of reassurance while warning them at the same time.
Connection to motif: This song connects to the motif of religious observances. The scene in the book relates to keeping faith and hope in god and this song supports holding on to positive thoughts through hard times. Following religious observances and keeping faith in god helps the Jews stay positive through hard times.
Rationale: The song Safe & Sound discusses holding on to positive thoughts through times of war and hardship. In the book, the Jews are told by a young pole to not lose hope because they have already survived selection. He wants them to just relax and sleep through the night. He tells them that they need to keep faith and god will help them endure future hardships.
Scene from the text: When the young Pole who is controlling Block 17 in Auschwitz tells Wiesel, his father, and all the other Jews that they shouldn’t lose hope.
Quote from the scene: "Comrades, you are now in the concentration camp Auschwitz. Ahead of you lies a long road paved with suffering. Don't
lose hope. You have already eluded the worst danger: the selection.Therefore, muster your strength and keep your faith.”
Quote from the song: “Don't you dare look out your window, darling,/Everything's on fire/The war outside our door keeps raging on/Hold on to this lullaby/Even when music's gone/Gone/ Just close your eyes/ The sun is going down/ You'll be alright.”
Connection to tone: The tone of the song is uplifting and reassuring. Wiesel, his father, and the other Jews are told that they shouldn’t lose hope and that they can endure future suffering. The young Pole gives the a feeling of reassurance while warning them at the same time.
Connection to motif: This song connects to the motif of religious observances. The scene in the book relates to keeping faith and hope in god and this song supports holding on to positive thoughts through hard times. Following religious observances and keeping faith in god helps the Jews stay positive through hard times.
Rationale: The song Safe & Sound discusses holding on to positive thoughts through times of war and hardship. In the book, the Jews are told by a young pole to not lose hope because they have already survived selection. He wants them to just relax and sleep through the night. He tells them that they need to keep faith and god will help them endure future hardships.
Song: Wish I Could By: Norah Jones
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where Elie mentions reuniting with the french lady that he had met in the Kommando. The talk about old times in the camp, which is a place they don’t want to go back to.
Quote from the scene: “ I was aching all over. I felt a cool hand wiping the blood from my forehead. It was the French girl… “Bite your lips, little brother…Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later.”... We left the Métro together and sat down at a café terrace. We spent the whole evening reminiscing.”
Quote from the song: “We met in a place I used to go,/ Now I just walk by it for show,/ Can't bear to go in without you know,/ Wish I could,/ Wish I could.
Connection to tone: The tones of this song are depression, sadness, and fear. Wiesel and the french lady were both very petrified by the Holocaust and neither of them would feel happy about going back to the Kommando where they used to work.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision. While in the camp, the french lady tries to make Wiesel hold in his sadness. Over the years, both of the feelings in their souls change, however they both agree that they can’t go back to the concentration camp because seeing it would bring back sad memories.
Rationale: The song, Wish I Could, discusses a place where two people met, but they no longer want to go back to the place. Wiesel and the French lady met at the Kommando in the concentration camp; however, they agree many years later that neither of them would ever want to go back.
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where Elie mentions reuniting with the french lady that he had met in the Kommando. The talk about old times in the camp, which is a place they don’t want to go back to.
Quote from the scene: “ I was aching all over. I felt a cool hand wiping the blood from my forehead. It was the French girl… “Bite your lips, little brother…Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later.”... We left the Métro together and sat down at a café terrace. We spent the whole evening reminiscing.”
Quote from the song: “We met in a place I used to go,/ Now I just walk by it for show,/ Can't bear to go in without you know,/ Wish I could,/ Wish I could.
Connection to tone: The tones of this song are depression, sadness, and fear. Wiesel and the french lady were both very petrified by the Holocaust and neither of them would feel happy about going back to the Kommando where they used to work.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision. While in the camp, the french lady tries to make Wiesel hold in his sadness. Over the years, both of the feelings in their souls change, however they both agree that they can’t go back to the concentration camp because seeing it would bring back sad memories.
Rationale: The song, Wish I Could, discusses a place where two people met, but they no longer want to go back to the place. Wiesel and the French lady met at the Kommando in the concentration camp; however, they agree many years later that neither of them would ever want to go back.
Song: Hanging Tree By: Jennifer Lawrence
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where three boys are tortured due to the Dutch Oberkapo sabotaging the electrical plant in Buna with weapons. The Dutch Oberkapo’s pipel was confined to death as well as two other inmates that also had possessed arms. Roll was called for the Jews and then the three men were hung in front of the crowd of people.
Quote from the scene: “But his young pipel remained behind, in solitary confinement. He too was tortured, but he too remained silent. The SS then condemned him to death, him and two other inmates who had been found to possess arms… To hang a child in front of thousands of onlookers was not a small matter. The head of the camp read the verdict. All eyes were on the child. He was pale, almost calm, but he was biting his lips as he stood in the shadow of the gallows.”
Quote from the song: “Are you, are you/ Coming to the tree/ They strung up a man/ They say who murdered three./ Strange things did happen here/ No stranger would it be/ If we met at midnight/ In the hanging tree./ Are you, are you/ Coming to the tree/ Where the dead man called out/ For his love to flee./ Strange things did happen here/ No stranger would it be/ If we met at midnight/ In the hanging tree.”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is depressing, bitter, and painstaking. The song discusses the hanging of a person, which is a very brutal and grouseum matter. This song relates to Wiesel’s disgust and sadness towards the hanging of the three men.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of cultural traditions. Although Wiesel starts to lose his trust in god, he still knows that the hanging of a person is inhumane and unjust. Even though some aspects of Wiesel’s religious beliefs start to fade, he still believes that the torture of men by other men isn’t fair.
Rationale: The song The Hanging Tree discusses the hanging of a man who is hung because he supposedly killed three men. In the song, the man wishes to be free, however he isn’t released. In the book Night, three men are hung because of another man who sabotaged the electrical plant in Buna. The men weren’t directly linked to the crime and they wanted to be freed. However they were killed by hanging.
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where three boys are tortured due to the Dutch Oberkapo sabotaging the electrical plant in Buna with weapons. The Dutch Oberkapo’s pipel was confined to death as well as two other inmates that also had possessed arms. Roll was called for the Jews and then the three men were hung in front of the crowd of people.
Quote from the scene: “But his young pipel remained behind, in solitary confinement. He too was tortured, but he too remained silent. The SS then condemned him to death, him and two other inmates who had been found to possess arms… To hang a child in front of thousands of onlookers was not a small matter. The head of the camp read the verdict. All eyes were on the child. He was pale, almost calm, but he was biting his lips as he stood in the shadow of the gallows.”
Quote from the song: “Are you, are you/ Coming to the tree/ They strung up a man/ They say who murdered three./ Strange things did happen here/ No stranger would it be/ If we met at midnight/ In the hanging tree./ Are you, are you/ Coming to the tree/ Where the dead man called out/ For his love to flee./ Strange things did happen here/ No stranger would it be/ If we met at midnight/ In the hanging tree.”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is depressing, bitter, and painstaking. The song discusses the hanging of a person, which is a very brutal and grouseum matter. This song relates to Wiesel’s disgust and sadness towards the hanging of the three men.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of cultural traditions. Although Wiesel starts to lose his trust in god, he still knows that the hanging of a person is inhumane and unjust. Even though some aspects of Wiesel’s religious beliefs start to fade, he still believes that the torture of men by other men isn’t fair.
Rationale: The song The Hanging Tree discusses the hanging of a man who is hung because he supposedly killed three men. In the song, the man wishes to be free, however he isn’t released. In the book Night, three men are hung because of another man who sabotaged the electrical plant in Buna. The men weren’t directly linked to the crime and they wanted to be freed. However they were killed by hanging.
Song: Elastic Heart By Sia Feat. The Weeknd and Diplo
Scene from the text: When the Jews are running to camps
Quote from the scene: “"Don't think, don't stop, run!" Near me, men were collapsing into the dirty snow.”
Quote from the song: “And I will stay up through the night/ Let's be clear, won't close my eyes/ And I know that I can survive/ I'll walk through fire to save my life/ And I want it, I want my life so bad/ I'm doing everything I can/ Then another one bites the dust/ It's hard to lose a chosen one/ You did not break me(you did not break me, no)/ I'm still fighting for peace”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is bittersweet. The song and book both discuss the brutality of having to keep on fighting back to survive, even if others are dying. The narrator and singer are saying that though they are sad about others, they will fight no matter what.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of eyes and vision. The singer says that he won’t close his eyes so that he can survive. During this scene in the book, Elie doesn’t close his eyes, but drifts into a sleep-like state. This is when he sees who he really is and what his goals really are.
Rationale: The song, Elastic Heart, depicts Elie’s feelings as he, along with other Jews, are forced to keep running and to never stop. In the song, the man shows his will to survive and that the would never stop fighting back, no matter what. This relates to the book because Elie wants to survive and has to keep on running in order to live.
Scene from the text: When the Jews are running to camps
Quote from the scene: “"Don't think, don't stop, run!" Near me, men were collapsing into the dirty snow.”
Quote from the song: “And I will stay up through the night/ Let's be clear, won't close my eyes/ And I know that I can survive/ I'll walk through fire to save my life/ And I want it, I want my life so bad/ I'm doing everything I can/ Then another one bites the dust/ It's hard to lose a chosen one/ You did not break me(you did not break me, no)/ I'm still fighting for peace”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is bittersweet. The song and book both discuss the brutality of having to keep on fighting back to survive, even if others are dying. The narrator and singer are saying that though they are sad about others, they will fight no matter what.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of eyes and vision. The singer says that he won’t close his eyes so that he can survive. During this scene in the book, Elie doesn’t close his eyes, but drifts into a sleep-like state. This is when he sees who he really is and what his goals really are.
Rationale: The song, Elastic Heart, depicts Elie’s feelings as he, along with other Jews, are forced to keep running and to never stop. In the song, the man shows his will to survive and that the would never stop fighting back, no matter what. This relates to the book because Elie wants to survive and has to keep on running in order to live.
Song: Mad World by Gary Jules
Scene from the text: Instead of a specific scene, this song corresponds to all of the scenes in which Elie’s father is becoming older, frail, and tired.
Quote from the song: All around me are familiar faces/ Worn out places, worn out faces/ Bright and early for the daily races/ Going nowhere, going nowhere/ Their tears are filling up their glasses/ No expression, no expression/ Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow/ No tomorrow, no tomorrow/ And I find it kind of funny/ I find it kind of sad/ The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had/ I find it hard to tell you,/ I find it hard to take/ When people run in circles it's a very, very/Mad world, mad world
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is ironic, while also being depressed. Elie's father is very tired and unable to take care of himself. Elie has to care for this father, as he becomes more frail. His father wants to die because of all of the pain he is going through. However, Elie has mixed feelings about his father living: if his father is to die, he would get more rations; Elie's father is also his only family alive, hence the confusion.
Connection to motif:The motif related to this song is sight. Elie's father sees the same people everyday, but watches them lose more and more faith. Everyday, they become more depressed. Elie's father sees himself in everyone else, regarding their feelings about life and surviving.
Rationale: This song discusses the progression of depression in Elie's father as he sees the reality of being in Auschwitz. In the song, the man becomes tired of being sad and in pain.
Scene from the text: Instead of a specific scene, this song corresponds to all of the scenes in which Elie’s father is becoming older, frail, and tired.
Quote from the song: All around me are familiar faces/ Worn out places, worn out faces/ Bright and early for the daily races/ Going nowhere, going nowhere/ Their tears are filling up their glasses/ No expression, no expression/ Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow/ No tomorrow, no tomorrow/ And I find it kind of funny/ I find it kind of sad/ The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had/ I find it hard to tell you,/ I find it hard to take/ When people run in circles it's a very, very/Mad world, mad world
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is ironic, while also being depressed. Elie's father is very tired and unable to take care of himself. Elie has to care for this father, as he becomes more frail. His father wants to die because of all of the pain he is going through. However, Elie has mixed feelings about his father living: if his father is to die, he would get more rations; Elie's father is also his only family alive, hence the confusion.
Connection to motif:The motif related to this song is sight. Elie's father sees the same people everyday, but watches them lose more and more faith. Everyday, they become more depressed. Elie's father sees himself in everyone else, regarding their feelings about life and surviving.
Rationale: This song discusses the progression of depression in Elie's father as he sees the reality of being in Auschwitz. In the song, the man becomes tired of being sad and in pain.
Song: My Father’s House By: Bruce Springsteen
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where Elie Wiesel wakes up in the morning and learns of his father’s death. He learns that his father has died because a different sick person has been placed in his father’s cot.
Quote from the scene: “I WOKE UP AT DAWN on January 29. On my father's cot there lay another sick person. They must have taken him away before daybreak and taken him to the crematorium. Perhaps he was still breathing.… No prayers were said over his tomb. No candle lit in his memory. His last word had been my name. He had called out to me and I had not answered.”
Quote from the song: “I got dressed and to that house I did ride from out on the road I could see its windows shining in light/ I walked up the steps and stood on the porch a woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door/ I told her my story and who I’d come for / She said "I’m sorry son but no one by that name lives here anymore"
Connection to tone: This song has a tone of despair, loss, sadness, and depression. The song discusses the unexpected death of the artist’s father, which is a very depressing subject matter. Elie Wiesel deals with many of the same feelings when he wakes up and his father is unexpectedly gone from his cot.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of father and sons. Although the traditional role of a father is to guide and protect his son, Elie was the who held the “fatherly” role for his father. Wiesel held this position because his father became very weak and helpless as time went on in the camps. Elie and his father became very close through partnership in the camps, so their reliance on each other also developed during time in camp. Elie states, “his last word had been my name. He had called out to me and I had not answered.” After his father’s death, Wiesel feels like his failed protection of his father caused him to die in the night.
Rationale: The song My Father’s House, discusses the unexpected death of a father and the devastation that comes along with death of a family member. In the book Night, Elie Wiesel deals with a similar situation when he wakes up to find that his father has died in the night. Upon realizing the news, he starts to blame himself for not treating his father in the night when he was dying. Both the book and song encompass the feeling of shock that follows death of a family member.
Scene from the text: This song represents the scene in the book where Elie Wiesel wakes up in the morning and learns of his father’s death. He learns that his father has died because a different sick person has been placed in his father’s cot.
Quote from the scene: “I WOKE UP AT DAWN on January 29. On my father's cot there lay another sick person. They must have taken him away before daybreak and taken him to the crematorium. Perhaps he was still breathing.… No prayers were said over his tomb. No candle lit in his memory. His last word had been my name. He had called out to me and I had not answered.”
Quote from the song: “I got dressed and to that house I did ride from out on the road I could see its windows shining in light/ I walked up the steps and stood on the porch a woman I didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door/ I told her my story and who I’d come for / She said "I’m sorry son but no one by that name lives here anymore"
Connection to tone: This song has a tone of despair, loss, sadness, and depression. The song discusses the unexpected death of the artist’s father, which is a very depressing subject matter. Elie Wiesel deals with many of the same feelings when he wakes up and his father is unexpectedly gone from his cot.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of father and sons. Although the traditional role of a father is to guide and protect his son, Elie was the who held the “fatherly” role for his father. Wiesel held this position because his father became very weak and helpless as time went on in the camps. Elie and his father became very close through partnership in the camps, so their reliance on each other also developed during time in camp. Elie states, “his last word had been my name. He had called out to me and I had not answered.” After his father’s death, Wiesel feels like his failed protection of his father caused him to die in the night.
Rationale: The song My Father’s House, discusses the unexpected death of a father and the devastation that comes along with death of a family member. In the book Night, Elie Wiesel deals with a similar situation when he wakes up to find that his father has died in the night. Upon realizing the news, he starts to blame himself for not treating his father in the night when he was dying. Both the book and song encompass the feeling of shock that follows death of a family member.
Song: Eyes Open By: Taylor Swift
Scene from the text: Rather than relating to one specific area in the text, this song represents Elie Wiesel’s mental strength throughout the story and people’s admiration of him.
Quote from the song: “So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard/ Every lesson forms a new scar/ They never thought you'd make it this far/ But turn around (turn around), oh they've surrounded you/ It's a showdown (showdown) and nobody comes to save you now/ But you've got something they don't/ Yeah you've got something they don't/You've just gotta keep your eyes open/.”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is survival and perseverance. The song includes messages about pushing past hardship and surviving. Elie Wiesel has to face many hardships while he travels through multiple concentration camps, however he keeps a positive mindset and pushes through to survival. Wiesel’s motivation to not die is what helped him come out of the concentration camp alive.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision and seeing. Through times of hardship it can be hard to see a brighter future ahead. Many people become filled with negative feelings and hopelessness. Wiesel, however, was able to push through the negative feelings in his soul, and keep his eyes of the bright future outside of the concentration camp.
Rationale: The song Eyes Open discusses a person’s ability to succeed and use times of loss and defeat to motivate themselves to do better. The artist of the song says that the person “has something they don’t.” In the book Night, Wiesel had the motivation and perseverance that many people lacked in the camps. His positive mindset allowed him to “keep his eyes open” and survive the duration of the camps.
Scene from the text: Rather than relating to one specific area in the text, this song represents Elie Wiesel’s mental strength throughout the story and people’s admiration of him.
Quote from the song: “So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard/ Every lesson forms a new scar/ They never thought you'd make it this far/ But turn around (turn around), oh they've surrounded you/ It's a showdown (showdown) and nobody comes to save you now/ But you've got something they don't/ Yeah you've got something they don't/You've just gotta keep your eyes open/.”
Connection to tone: The tone of this song is survival and perseverance. The song includes messages about pushing past hardship and surviving. Elie Wiesel has to face many hardships while he travels through multiple concentration camps, however he keeps a positive mindset and pushes through to survival. Wiesel’s motivation to not die is what helped him come out of the concentration camp alive.
Connection to motif: This song relates to the motif of vision and seeing. Through times of hardship it can be hard to see a brighter future ahead. Many people become filled with negative feelings and hopelessness. Wiesel, however, was able to push through the negative feelings in his soul, and keep his eyes of the bright future outside of the concentration camp.
Rationale: The song Eyes Open discusses a person’s ability to succeed and use times of loss and defeat to motivate themselves to do better. The artist of the song says that the person “has something they don’t.” In the book Night, Wiesel had the motivation and perseverance that many people lacked in the camps. His positive mindset allowed him to “keep his eyes open” and survive the duration of the camps.