Read the excerpt below to answer the question. In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau. The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions. In at least 150 words, explain what "illusions" Wiesel is most likely speaking of in this excerpt from Night, and why he says they were left behind "finally." Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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31 December, 22:48

Read the excerpt below to answer the question. In front of us, those flames. In the air, the smell of burning flesh. It must have been around midnight. We had arrived. In Birkenau. The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions. In at least 150 words, explain what "illusions" Wiesel is most likely speaking of in this excerpt from Night, and why he says they were left behind "finally." Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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There hopes and dreams are the illusions and they had to leave them behind either because they were going to be killed or it was their only chance of survival.