Night
Night Essay
Have you ever noticed that when people are in a difficult struggle, they seem in a bad mood and often turn into brutes? In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, a teenaged boy goes through a horrific experience during the holocaust. In the beginning, he watched friendly people turn into starving savage beasts.
For example, when Eliezer and other Jews were being transported from Auschwitz to Buchenwald, the SS officers threw some bread onto the train; most of the Jews started to brawl to get a piece of it. This shows that the Jews were fighting for survival, which meant even the good people had to do whatever it took to earn a ration of bread.
When someone is treated with cruelty, they can turn into brutes. For example, if someone has a piece of food, another person can come and hit them to take it away. Eliezer tried to stay away from conflicts. Eliezer escaped from this fate. He helped his father no matter what. Eliezer helped his father by bringing his ration of bread when his father was feeling down or was very tired from working in the camp. Eliezer was told “everyone fights for their survival here at the camp,” by an SS officer. Eliezer did not listen; he still looked out for his father.
They once told Eliezer “You should be eating two rations of bread, since your father is dying slowly minute after minute.” Eliezer thought of it but felt very evil just to think that way, he even felt guilty. This shows that he is not evil and won’t let his father pass away easily.
All in all, Eliezer did not fall into the fate. He did everything that was possible to save his father. Eliezer really loved his father; he showed it throughout the story. Eliezer carried his father by his side even when he was passing away slowly.
Have you ever noticed that when people are in a difficult struggle, they seem in a bad mood and often turn into brutes? In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, a teenaged boy goes through a horrific experience during the holocaust. In the beginning, he watched friendly people turn into starving savage beasts.
For example, when Eliezer and other Jews were being transported from Auschwitz to Buchenwald, the SS officers threw some bread onto the train; most of the Jews started to brawl to get a piece of it. This shows that the Jews were fighting for survival, which meant even the good people had to do whatever it took to earn a ration of bread.
When someone is treated with cruelty, they can turn into brutes. For example, if someone has a piece of food, another person can come and hit them to take it away. Eliezer tried to stay away from conflicts. Eliezer escaped from this fate. He helped his father no matter what. Eliezer helped his father by bringing his ration of bread when his father was feeling down or was very tired from working in the camp. Eliezer was told “everyone fights for their survival here at the camp,” by an SS officer. Eliezer did not listen; he still looked out for his father.
They once told Eliezer “You should be eating two rations of bread, since your father is dying slowly minute after minute.” Eliezer thought of it but felt very evil just to think that way, he even felt guilty. This shows that he is not evil and won’t let his father pass away easily.
All in all, Eliezer did not fall into the fate. He did everything that was possible to save his father. Eliezer really loved his father; he showed it throughout the story. Eliezer carried his father by his side even when he was passing away slowly.