Night

Death is heavily portrayed in the book, titled Night, by Elie Wiesel. Throughout the book Wiesel describes the terror and the horrifying moments of the concentration camp as it affected him. Eliezer had many near death experiences, but each time that he was at the edge of death there was always a door open for him to escape the black shadow. There were many people that did not make it, but Weisel did escape and apart of what endeavored him to live was his father. For Wiesel his determination to live was for his father. He thought to himself “What would he do without me? I was his only support”(82). Therefore Wiesel was afraid to be separated from the presence of his father.

Wiesel had a near death experience towards the beginning of the book and the end. On the first day at the camp when Wiesel and his father stepped out of the crowded train they perceived the flames filtering up from the ditch not far from them. They noticed that they were heading right towards the flames and the burning. His father even said, “Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible, even these crematories…” (30). Step by step they were coming closer and closer to the heat. We

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“Father! I’ve been looking for you for so long….

All throughout the book page after page, Wiesel never let his father go and he never let himself go either because of his father. On top of that he always thought about his father before himself. He knew that if he parted from his father neither would have any hope to live because both would always wonder if the other one alive but never know the truth. His well being and comfort for his father. During that time “The same thought buzzed all the time in his head-not to be separated form his father”(33). To break the ranks, to let oneself slide to the edge of the road…” (82). After knowing this Eliezer desired to live and never give up on life. The operation had had went good but two days after that the doctor entered the hospital block and announced, “Tomorrow, immediately after nightfall, the camp will be set out. Wiesel from the beginning of the camp till the end he made sure that his number one priority was to stay near at hand with his father. Above his own life he thought of his father. Walking down forty-two in the snow Wiesel became tired and exhausted because of his painful foot. All of them will be killed shortly and sent out to the cemeteries. “Death wrapped itself around me till I was stifled.

Approximate Word count = 1024
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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