Question

What is Wiesel’s first impression of Auschwitz?

Answer 1

Elie Wiesel's first impression of Auschwitz is one of disbelief. The first thing he sees is the smoke and fire from the crematorium where the bodies of the dead are burned. Wiesel says multiple times that he must be imagining these horrors and compares the experience to a nightmare. He even mentions pinching himself because he could not believe that the place is real.