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The book Night by Elie Wiesel brings unto a true tale of horrendous events that occurred
during the Holocaust. It is told through the eyes of, Eliezer, a young Jewish boy. At his
young age he began learning and studying the "revelations and mysteries of the cabbla",
Jewish theosophy, with his teacher, Moshe the Beadle (3). The Talmud was something that
he devoted himself too during the day and the cabbala at night. Eliezer was able to escape
when Moshe and Beadle were taken away in a cattle train. He saw how Hitler reign was
destructive and despairing and came back to warn everyone, "…I wanted to come back
and warn you…"(5). However some were not so grateful and thought that he had gone
senseless. Eliezer's father, Chlomo, was a very well known man in the town of Sighet,
where they lived. He was like the town wise man that knew all
. . .
they needed each other for them to survive. There are many times where Eliezer has to find his father
when they were separated. Chlomo fell
asleep and was mistaken for a dead body. It's dangerous to fall asleep in the snow. They know that they need to protect each other, so much because neither of
them wants to see the other suffer. His
relationship with his father, I found, was the most important thing for him to survive. the answers and always
willing to give advice. However Eliezer was able to convince the other
men that he was still alive, "…slap him as hard as he could until finally he eyelids
moved…"(94). After every Jewish New Year everyone goes threw a selection
process where the Nazi's decided on who is the strongest and fastest between everyone
else, in hopes that they do not write your number down.
Another incident where Eliezer and Chlomo need each other is during the escape from
Buma. Eliezer can
only watch this abusive action, as he too does not want to get beaten. Though Eliezer always found his
father, there is always that one chance that he could not be there. All Jews and disliked officials were thrown into concentration camps
to be treated like slaves. Though Eliezer's father was a bit
slow at times, he never thought twice about leaving him or giving up.
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