The book, Night, and the movie, "The Pianist," share many thematic similarities. Both stories have themes in which man is evil to man, the will of the main character to survive and overcome evil is present, and the ability of some people to still be compassionate to each other during these times of evil. In Night, Elie Wiesel, the narrator and main character, is sent to a Nazi concentration camp where many Jews were exterminated. He also shows compassion towards his father and has an unbelievable will to survive. "The Pianist" is a little different. In it the main character has to endure harsh treatment at the Warsaw Ghetto and after he is released, he goes into hiding in hope that he will survive the Holocaust and the war.
             One of the main thematic similarities between Night and "The Pianist" is that man can be so evil to other people. Both pieces take place during the Holocaust, where Nazis set out to kill all Jews in Europe, which was known as the Final Solution. Most people found it unbelievable that man can do something so evil to man. In Night, Elie is in a concentration camp called Auschwitz where 12,000 Jews were killed a day. He had to endure very tough conditions during his stay there. In "The Pianist," the main character is at first put into a Jewish Ghetto and later on he must survive while in hiding from the Nazis. Both of the stories main conflict is due to a man versus man struggle.
             Another theme that is included in both, Night and "The Pianist" is the will fo the main character to survive and overcome the evil. Both characters overcome tremendous obstacles and their heart, will, and strength is tested to an unbelievable degree. In Night, Elie is sent to ghettoes, has to ride in packed cattle cars, is separated from his mother and sister, and has to endure tough conditions in the concentration camps. Even though he lost his faith in God, his will to survi...