... March of 1941, there was another camp that started to be built. This second camp was called Auschwitz II, or Birkinau. It was located 1.9 miles away from Auschwitz I. People that were chosen to come to these camps were expelled from their homes. Their houses were destroyed for the purpose of building ... Birkinau. Birkinau had nine sub-units. They were separated from each other by electrically charged fences that lines their borders. In August 1942, the womens" section at Auscwitz I was moved to Birkinau. Nine hundred ... taken, they walked to the work site, worked for long hours, had ...

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... give up on all hope of life and God, it would be anticipated that one would no longer trust others, especially when they are fighting each other for their own survival. Night illustrates the loss in human ties after the anguish of the reprehensible treatment that the Jews received every day. ... 's foot symbolize any pain or discomfort that would cease to exist after death. When Wiesel and the other inmates are forced to run dozens of miles in the freezing cold, Wiesel's body becomes so fragile and overcome with exhaustion, he just wants it all to end. A physical escape from the ... chan...

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