For your prompt this week, please complete the Readers'
Advisory Matrix, found on the last page of the reading title RA Guide to
Nonfiction in the Canvas files, about a non-fiction book you have read. If you
have not read a non-fiction book recently, feel free to use some of the
techniques on how to "read" a book in five minutes such as Mary
Chelton's handouts or any others we have covered to get a feel for a
non-fiction book.
Night by Elie Wiesel
1. Where is the book
on the narrative continuum?
Highly narrative (reads like fiction)
2. What is the subject
of the book?
Survival- The book is a story of survival of a young Jewish
boy in the Nazi concentration camps.
3. What type of book
is it?
A memoir.
4. Articulate Appeal
What is the pacing of
the book? This is a very fast paced
book.
Describe the
characters of the book. This is a
very character driven story, with the main character being Elie Wiesel himself.
He was a young Jewish teenager when his family was taken from their home and he
was eventually taken to Auschwitz then Buchenwald.
How does the story
feel? Heart-breaking, painful, and
dark.
What is the intent of
the author? To share his experiences
and tell the world what happened in the concentration camps.
What is the focus of
the story? The build-up period of
time right before the Wiesel family was taken and Elie’s struggle to survive to
the liberation of the camps.
Does the language
matter? Yes
Is the setting
important and well described? Yes the
setting is key to the events occurring in the story, and the immediate setting
in the camps is very well described.
Are there details, and
if so, of what? There are a lot of
details about the conditions of the camps and the degenerating states of the prisoners
there. There is also a lot of gruesome details of the deaths and torment
suffered by prisoners.
Are there sufficient charts
and other graphic materials? Are they useful and clear? None.
Does the book stress
moments of learning, understanding, or experience? This novel stresses experience
and understanding the most, as the author shares what he when through and what
he came to understand. Learning is also stresses, but not like the other two factors.
5. Why would a reader
enjoy this book (rank appeal)?
1. Experience 2.
Detail 3.Tone
This matrix brought me back to Middle School, High School, and my Early Adult years. I have always loved this book and it's something that is held close to my heart. You seemed to hint at all the notes that I love about this book, and it makes me want to pick it up and take a 5th glance at it. If you like this book, I would also suggest picking up Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz. This book is fiction, but really hits on the time period associated with the Holocaust, without being extremely childish or wordy.
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