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Wiesel makes reference to or alludes to what central event? Why does he use fragments to evoke the memory?

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1. Wiesel makes reference to the time when his family was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp and more precisely the moment he and his father discovered the fiery furnace where Jews were thrown into.

2.The story was told in bits and fragments to provide a detailed information of the events that transpired and to reconcile the thoughts he had at that age to what was the reality and how he tried to correct the abnormalities.

Step-by-step explanation:

In May 1944, Eliezer Wiesel and his family were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he eventually lost his mother and elder sister. He was just 15 at this time. When he and his father saw the fiery flame where people were burned, they strongly believed that the world did not know what was happening. His statements in his Nobel Acceptance speech were made in reference to this boy (his young self).

He used fragments to paint a more vivid picture of the events. Fragmentation helped him to provide detailed information which the reader could connect.

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