Slavery was prevalent issue in the time that Janie’s mother and grandmother grew up in. They were faced with the discrimination and enslavement by owners, and were treated as though they were objects. At the time, many of the slaves gave up their hopes of ever leaving the grips of slavery and they never thought they would have freedom.
Not only were they faced with this kind of confinement, they were forced into having children when raped by their masters. They had no choice of freedom but after Janie’s mother had her, she was able to leave and was granted land of her own. Finally, she was able to have the sense of security and freedom that she wanted. Not only did she experience this freedom, she escaped the confinements of her poverty and was able to give Janie a life she never had (even though they were in a humble position).
Not only were they faced with this kind of confinement, they were forced into having children when raped by their masters. They had no choice of freedom but after Janie’s mother had her, she was able to leave and was granted land of her own. Finally, she was able to have the sense of security and freedom that she wanted. Not only did she experience this freedom, she escaped the confinements of her poverty and was able to give Janie a life she never had (even though they were in a humble position).
The characters in Night faced a different kind of confinement. They were forced into camps were they had to work, and many died. This was because the Hitler and his German followers did not accept them. In a way, they were slaves; however, they faced very scary consequences for just existing. It was a very depressing time where the Jewish lost hope for the ability to survive these harsh camps.
In an issue of Jewish Magazine, a survivor George Liebermann discusses how he couldn’t believe that he had regained his freedom after such a time of horror. “The first day of freedom, the 30th of April, 1945, struggled to awake me to reality, shake me out of daze, convince me that I was alive, that my body was my body. (Liebermann)” In both stories, the characters face odds, and Janie’s family, as well as Elie was able to regain their freedom and escape confinement.
In an issue of Jewish Magazine, a survivor George Liebermann discusses how he couldn’t believe that he had regained his freedom after such a time of horror. “The first day of freedom, the 30th of April, 1945, struggled to awake me to reality, shake me out of daze, convince me that I was alive, that my body was my body. (Liebermann)” In both stories, the characters face odds, and Janie’s family, as well as Elie was able to regain their freedom and escape confinement.
Liebermann, George. "Arbeit Macht Frei." First Day of Freedom from the Holocaust. Dec. 2005. Web. 18 Apr. 2012.
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