L2 Motif
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Night LITERARY ELEMENTS WORKSHEET
Motif
Wiesel does not provide the reader with detailed physical descriptions of his
narrator or others. He does, however, use the motif of eyes to reveal the thoughts
and feelings of people throughout the book.
Identify the narrator's description of each individual's eyes and the behavior or
personality of that individual.
Individual
Description of eyes
Behavior or
personality
1. Moché the Beadle
2. Madame Schächter
3. the French girl
4. Franek and the old man
on the transport to Buchenwald
5. Eliezer
On Back: What other character is described as having a dreamer’s eye? What are the narrator’s
feelings about individuals with dreamer’s eyes in his life?