Contrasting Two Different Sources of the Holocaust

Gilbert Veney
3/24/03


The book we read, "Night," by Elie Wiesel, and the movie we watched have some similarities, but a lot of differences. Although both deal with the Holocaust, the movie and book present the situation from much different views. The book explains more about what people in general, had to go through in the Holocaust. The movie, on the other hand, focuses on an individual family, and their journey through the Holocaust. I feel the book give me a much better understanding of actually occurrences, and how people felt going through the Holocaust.
One big difference between the book and movie was the fact that the book was a piece of non-fiction, while the movie was fiction. Obviously, as a reader or watcher, that can make a big difference in how you think about the piece you're observing. Every time I see a movie, or read a book or article that is a true story, during the time in which I read or see the book or movie, I think about the fact that the ...