Wiesel uses numerous similes in this first chapter as he works to the reader visualize the events as they unfold. find and write down four similes from the chapter. be sure to include the page number of each simile.

"he was as awkward as a clown" (3) Compares Moishe to a clown.
"tears, like drops of wax, flowed from his eyes." (7) tears to drops of wax
"The news spread through Sighet like wildfire" (9) Comparing the speed the news spread to a raging wildfire.
"The courtyard turned into something like an antechamber to an operating room" (13). The courtyard was filled with people playing and socializing, but it became a place of quiet worry and waiting for news that could be good or bad.