night

             Qualities that are strong are useful in times of need. Night, an autobiography by Elie Wiesel, rips a family apart, and turns the young son against his faith. Taking place during the Holocaust in a Nazi concentration camp, Elie, is separated from is mother and sisters, and witnesses many horrifying sites that are not even dreamable. Elie's strong character traits help him survive his traumatic boyhood. The qualities that make him survive the concentration camp are bravery, persistence, and trust.
             Bravery helps Elie survive the horrific times and sights during the Holocaust. While on a train going to another concentration camp, Elie saves his father's life. The train had stop momentarily to let the SS men throw all of the dead bodies out. Elie felt the "gravediggers" take his father away. He slaps his father many times to wake him up. The SS men yell and get impatient with Elie, but bravery is with him and the SS men don't scare him. He finally wakes his dad up and all is well again. Another time Elie saves his fathers life is in the selection. There were two lines, the left for the weak and the right for people that could walk. Elie thinks quickly, "My father was sent to the left. I ran after him" (91). Bravery helps Elie by that he causes confusion to get his father to the other line. This is very dangerous for Elie; the SS men could have shot him very easily, in fact some unlucky people did. This event shows that Elie really loves his father and will go to extreme measures to keep him alive. Another quality that makes Elie survive the concentration camps is perseverance.
             During the Holocaust perseverance also keeps Elie alive. While being punished at the camp, the SS men make all of the prisoners run 42 miles in freezing weather to another camp. Elie knows he will be shot if he lags behind so his perseverance pushes him to keep going. Elie tries to push other people along too. As Zalman replies, "I can...

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