The book, Night, by Elie Wiesel, is a Holocaust memoir that provides an account of the author's experiences during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania. The book, Night, is narrated by a boy named Eliezer. Eliezer is a representation of the author. Although Elie Wiesel does not say that the story is about his experiences, most of the events in the novel were based on Elie Wiesel's life. There are small differences between the experiences of Elie and Eliezer. The novel begins in Sighet, Transylvania. The author is forced to live in a ghetto with his family. However, the family is eventually deported to Auschwitz. The women are separated from the men and Elie and his father are transported to Birkenau, Buna, Gleiwitz and Buchenwald. The narrator questions his faith at various points in the novel. Eliezer learns the true meaning of family and survives with the help of his father. The book, Night, recounts the difficulties that Elie Wiesel faced during the Holocaust. The narrator begins the novel with a brief introduction of his family and hometown of Sighet. Eliezer lives with his mother, father and three brothers. Another important character introduced early in the novel is Moishe the Beadle. Eliezer speaks with Moishe the Beadle on several occasions, and the narrator seeks to broaden his studies of Kabbalah. However, all foreign Jews are forced to leave Sighet, including Moishe the Beadle. Once the foreigners were on board the train, it was taken over by the Gestapo. All the people on the train were then forced to dig large trenches. The Gestapo shot each person and left them to die in the trench. However, Moishe the Beadle survived and returned to Sighet. Upon arrival...... middle of paper...... II-Birkenau." Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Np, nd Web. 10 April 2014. " Tattoos and numbers: the prisoner identification system at Auschwitz ." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. Web. April 10, 2014. "Music and the Holocaust.": Buna-Monowitz. Np, nd Web. 10 April 2014. ." Death march from the Buna/Monowitz concentration camp." Wollheim Memorial. Np, nd Web. 10 April 2014. "Elie Wiesel." The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Np, nd Web. 10 April. 2014. .