Which quotation from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel best demonstrates the author’s viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers?

Question

“‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”
“On the first day of the journey, she had already begun to moan. She kept asking why she had been separated from her family.”
“When they came back, they told us that they had learned, in exchange for a gold watch, that this was the final destination.”
“But there was nothing outside but darkness. We returned to our places, shame in our souls but fear gnawing at us nevertheless.”

Answer 1

The quotation that best demonstrates Elie Wiesel’s viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers is:

"‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”

This statement dehumanizes the passengers by comparing them to dogs and emphasizes the brutality and complete disregard for human life that the German officer embodies. It illustrates the extreme fear and control imposed on the individuals, reducing them to mere numbers and animals, stripping away their identity and humanity.