Understanding the Preface: A Key Element in Children's Books
A preface serves as an introduction to a book, providing insights into the author's background, story inspiration, and overall goal. It sheds light on how the narrative came to be and helps readers better grasp the underlying context. Using Elie Wiesel's "Night" as an example, the preface delves into the author's motivations for writing, questioning the purpose of surviving and recounting the horrors endured during the Holocaust. Wiesel reflects on the significance of his survival and the responsibility to impart meaning through his writings.
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Children's book Info Children's book Info What s a preface? Example children's books.
Whats a Preface?! What s a Preface?!
Preface Preface A preface is the introduction to a book. It gives information about how the story came to be and the overall goal the author is trying to accomplish by sharing this story It could Give information about the background of the author Explain the inspiration of the story Give background info that may help the reader better understand the story
Night Night Night is a book written by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. He was a prisoner in Auschwitz when he was a teenager, and was liberated after years of torture. Wiesel has written many books detailing his life experiences, as well as opinion pieces about how people treat each other.
Preface from Night Preface from Night IN MY LIFETIME I WAS TO WRITE only one book, this would be the one Why did I write it? Did I write it so as not to go mad or, on the contrary, to go mad in order to understand the nature of madness, the immense, terrifying madness that had erupted in history and in the conscience of mankind? Was it to leave behind a legacy of words, of memories, to help prevent history from repeating itself? Or was it simply to preserve a record of the ordeal I endured as an adolescent, at an age when one's knowledge of death and evil should be limited to what one discovers in literature? There are those who tell me that I survived in order to write this text. I am not convinced. I don't know how I survived; I was weak, rather shy; I did nothing to save myself. A miracle? Certainly not. If heaven could or would perform a miracle for me, why not for others more deserving than myself? It was nothing more than chance. However, having survived, I needed to give some meaning to my survival
Preface Preface Give information about the background of the author In my lifetime I was to write only one book, this would be the one He has written other books-this is the one he is most proud of Explain the inspiration of the story However, having survived, I needed to give some meaning to my survival. He feels like he owes this to others who did not survive Give background info that may help the reader better understand the story I was weak, rather shy; I did nothing to save myself. Personality traits of the author help us understand what he was like during this ordeal
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