Individuals failed to see the goodness of mankind, especially when their homes and cultures were crumbling right in front of them. During this period, fascists intentionally burned or attacked Jewish shops and communities. This caused individuals to have a complete separation from their pre-Holocaust lives, as their communities were now destroyed. In Night, the main protagonist Eliezer says: “The Jews live in an atmosphere of fear and terror. Antisemantic acts occur every day, in the streets, on trains. Our history is vanishing like air.” (Wiesel 9). Comparing Jewish history to nothing, Eliezer says that any cultural significance that existed in his city is now disappearing. For people, culture is a part of who they are and where they come from. The culture is so deeply ingrained in these individuals, and seeing their background poked at only creates feelings of hopelessness and hopelessness. Individuals saw their history shatter right before their eyes, as Jacob recalls a “Gestapo man standing at the window, pointing his Luger at him and shooting again and again. When he turned around, he saw the last remains of his grandfather on the ground, the broken pendant” (Rosenberg 149). When Jacob lost his pendant, he also lost part of his grandfather and his inheritance. Although a