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...his novel, which is based on his own experiences in the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, author Elie Wiesel introduces his protagonist, a 12-year-old boy named Eliezer, the only son of an Orthodox Jewish family. Moshe the Beadle, Eliezer’s former teacher, returns to the community, having escaped from the Nazis and warns that the deportation trains lead to death at the hands of the Gestapo (the German secret police). Moshe’s warning is too horrific and no one believes him. Similarly, Eliezer’s father comments about being forced to wear a yellow star, which identifies the wearer as a Jew. His father’s attitude is philosophical, as he says, “What of It? You don’t die of it” (Wiesel 9). Of course, the reader knows that being identified as Jewish is precisely what will be the cause of his death. The point of this opening is to underscore the fact that people will resist believing that ultimate evil does exist and that the continuum of their everyday lives is impermanent...