Recall that Wiesel was a teenager when he was deported to Auschwitz. How does that point of view add to the power of this passage?

Because Wiesel was a teenager during the events, his perspective makes the suffering and fear of the concentration camps feel immediate and personal. This adds emotional force to the passage and helps express the camps’ horrors. The passage is not objective; it reflects an individual’s experience.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.