In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, the struggle for survival influences the relationship between Elie and his father because it dramatically changes Elie’s thoughts on his father. Firstly, when Elie and his father arrive at the camp, they are very close and Elie’s father protects him. Elie thinks, “Still I was happy, I was near my father” (32). This quote demonstrates how Elie feels content by being next to his father. His father provides the comfort of seeing a familiar face in an unknown place. Also, Elie feels much safer when his father is near him. Later in the memoir, Elie feels protective of his father, not the other way around like when they had first arrived. He remembers,
In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, the struggle for survival influences the relationship between Elie and his father because it dramatically changes Elie’s thoughts on his father. Firstly, when Elie and his father arrive at the camp, they are very close and Elie’s father protects him. Elie thinks, “Still I was happy, I was near my father” (32). This quote demonstrates how Elie feels content by being next to his father. His father provides the comfort of seeing a familiar face in an unknown place. Also, Elie feels much safer when his father is near him. Later in the memoir, Elie feels protective of his father, not the other way around like when they had first arrived. He remembers,