Question

In this excerpt, Eliezer observes the reaction of the Jews who are about to be deported from the ghetto after spending hours outside in the heat.

excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel

There was joy—yes, joy. Perhaps they thought that God could have no torment in hell worse than that of sitting there among the bundles, in the middle of the road, beneath a blazing sun; that anything would be preferable to that.

How does Wiesel's experience as a Jew in the concentration camps influence his viewpoint in the excerpt?

He views the situation nostalgically, as many of the people in Sighet perished in the concentration camps.

He views the situation as comical, as he studied many examples of God's torment in sacred Jewish texts while he was in the concentration camps.

He views the situation with bitter irony, as he knows that the people were going to meet a horrible fate.

He views the situation objectively, without emotion, as he learned to hide his true feelings while in the concentration camps.

Answer 1

I think the correct answer is C. He views the situation with bitter irony, as he knows that the people were going to meet a horrible fate.

He already knows what destiny they are going to meet at the concentration camp, he doesn't mock them or anything because of their naivety, he doesn't destroy it but he does nothing to help or stop the situation or give them a heads up about what is going to come.