1. Dehumanization in Elie Wiesel’s Night

2. 9 November 2015 Stapler is coming around. Please staple:
*RA Essay (on top)
*RA worksheet
*RA annotations (“…Bambi…” article)
Hearts: Please collect and bring to the front table.

3. What makes us human?
As a group brainstorm what qualities make us human
Write 1 quality for each sticky note
Communicate it to your group and place it in the center
Come up with 3 categories to organize your qualities under

4. What Makes Us Human?
Write these headings on your paper and re-categorize
Physical: Biological aspects
Psychological: our mind as a function of awareness and emotion
Social: relationships with others and function in community
Make a chart like the one below:
Physical
Psychological
Social
What separates us from animals?

5. Possible Answers
Physical: opposable thumbs, walk upright, able to have a conversation
Psychological: high level of intelligence, able to forgive, able to value, able to reason, able to solve problems
Social: able to love, need for acceptance, need for respect, need for others

6. Abraham Maslow
He was smart but shy, and remembered his childhood as lonely and rather unhappy. Maslow went to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin to study psychology.
He began investigating primate dominance behavior and sexuality.
He found two mentors whom he admired both professionally and personally. These two were so accomplished and such "wonderful human beings" that Maslow began taking notes about them and their behavior.
This would be the basis of his lifelong research and thinking about mental health and human potential.

7. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Can you name all the needs under each category?
Why is the fulfillment of these needs so important?
What could take place if someone denied us these needs?

8. DEFINITION
Dehumanization: To deprive of human qualities such as individuality and compassion.
It is a psychological, gradual process.

9. Dehumanizing Behaviors:
What are some behaviors or actions that can dehumanize another individual?
Stereotyping
Degrading
Verbal abuse
Physical abuse
Racism
Discrimination
Harassment/Sexual or otherwise
Denial of rights

10. A Few Facts…
When a person is continually dehumanized, their human qualities are being slowly stripped away.
They become angry, more apt to lash out at others, alienate themselves from others, feel unloved, and the process can worsen from this point on.
They began to express dehumanized behaviors.

11. Consider the Stages of Hitler’s “Final Solution”
Esteem Needs
Jewish Jobs are boycotted then taken away
“Nuremberg Laws” proclaim Jews as second-class citizens
Jews are forced to wear a yellow star.
Safety Needs
Rumors of Hitler's plans to exterminate Jews.
Deportation concentration camps.
Love Needs
Families are separated.
Prisoners are treated cruelly
Biological Needs
Food is rationed & then completely taken away
Forced to suffered winter conditions without warmth

12. Example: Dehumanized Behavior Anxious, afraid, stressed, nervous
They beat Madame Schächter: (ch. 2 pg. 24)
Explanation
Anxious, afraid, stressed, nervous

13. Individual Assignment
Locate 7 examples of how the prisoners are dehumanized and how they exhibit dehumanized behaviors.
Make a chart explaining whether or not the conflict used to dehumanize is internal (psychological) or external (physical).
Write an explanation for each example explaining exactly why the prisoners are behaving in an inhumane way. (Your answers should reflect how the prisoners are demonstrating the slow deterioration of their human qualities).

14. External and Internal Conflicts
Dehumanized behavior
Type of Conflict
Conflict used to Dehumanize
Franek wants Elie’s golden crown possibly to sell for more food. He beats Elie’s father until Elie gives in.
External
SS starve prisoners

15. Response #8
Consider the concept of dehumanization. How was Elie able to effectively explain what happened to him using this concept? Explain your thoughts upon learning about this process for the first time.