(5) Tree Line

Elie Wiesel keeps it simple in terms of the writing and the transitions—you always know where you stand, and you always know the steps that got you there.

But the challenge comes in the beginning—in line 17, Wiesel mentions a whole lot of places and names that may be unfamiliar. It takes a little bit of extra detective work to find the exact details and figure out why they're relevant to the overall point Wiesel is trying to make.

But, hey, that's why we're here.