Day by Elie Wiesel

Day by Elie Wiesel, 108 pages

Day is Elie's second novel and third book.  It is the sequel to Dawn.  Although different characters, they do have the same internal makeup.  Day focuses on the conscience of the Holocaust.  Can Holocaust survivors live a new life even though they must live with the memories?  This was a thought provoking novel.

Dawn by Elie Wiesel

Dawn by Elie Wiesel, 82 pages

Unlike the book Night, Dawn is a work of fiction.  It is written as if to say what would have happened to himself after WWII. Dawn is about a man who survived WWII and now lives in Palestine.  He joins the Jewish underground and is forced to execute a British of officer who is now a hostage.  I had some difficulty following this story and found myself confusing the characters.