In Night, the rising action is when Elie and his family are put on the train to Auschwitz. Once the family is on the train, they are herded together like animals. This is the beginning of the nightmare Elie is about to face. This is the point where everything changes. Elie doesn't realize it now, but his life will never be the same again. Elie will be faced with the most despicable of human actions. Elie will face his own mortality and that of his father's. Elie will begin to ask questions about his faith and have it tested beyond limits.
