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In Night by Elie Wiesel, their are several instances of public hangings. Elie feels
different about hanging the three men who steal soup, and the sad eyed angel. The public
hangings are used as examples to what happens to prisoners if they break one of the
rules. Elie has vivid memories about the public hanging. He tells us about them in the
novel.
One of the instances of a hanging, was when the sad eyed angel was hung. He was
a kapo in the camp Elie was in. Elie liked him because of his kindness. He seemed to be
the only officer in the camp that had an ounce of compassion. He hung fo...

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