The brutality of these words, and the surety with which they’re spoken, is quite impactful. No matter who is speaking, or what they’re speaking about, it’s hard, if not impossible, to misinterpret what is being said. They are also a great example of Wiesel’s clear, direct, style of writing. These lines allude to the crematoriums to which the Jews, including members of Elie’s own family, were taken throughout the Holocaust. These lines come from chapter 3 of Nightwhen Elie is learning about the true extent of the horrors at Birkenau/Auschwitz. ’Do you see that chimney over there? See it? Do you see those flames? (Yes, we did see the flames.) Over there-that’s where you’re going to be taken.
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