How is the theme of growing up explored in Night by Elie Weisel?

I've never read it. But heres what I found on the internet for it.

Wiesel had to grow up quickly, struggling to understand himself, his situation and his religion, the very faith that thrust him into the middle of the Holocaust. Night explores how the loss of family and identity can lead to questioning of faith, and how horrific situations can push children into adulthood.

Elie, at the age of 15 had his rights stripped and had only his father to be with him for a short period of time. Elie had to grow up and mature faster than most boys his age because of the holocaust

Explanation:

I read the book in 8th grade

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)