Wiesel's Night is about what the Holocaust did, not just to
             the Jews, but by extension, to humanity. People all over the world
             were devastated by this atrocious act, and there are still people
             today who haven't overcome the effects. One example of the heinous
             acts of the Germans that stands out occurs at the end of the war, when
             Elie and the rest of the camp of Buna is being forced to transfer to
             Gleiwitz. This transfer is a long, arduous, and tiring journey for all
             who are involved. The weather is painfully cold, and snow fell
             heavily; the distance is greater than most people today will even
             dream of walking. The huge mass of people is often forced to run, and
             if one collapses, is injured, or simply can no longer bear the pain,
             they are shot or trampled without pity. An image that secures itself
             in Elie's memory is that of Rabbi Eliahou's son's leaving the Rabbi
             for dead. The father and son are running together when the father
             begins to grow tired. As the Rabbi falls farther and farther behind
             his son, his son runs on, pretending not to see what is happening to
             his father. This spectacle causes Elie to think of what he would do if
             his father ever became as weak as the Rabbi. He decides that he would
             never leave his father, even if staying with him would be the cause of
             The German forces are so adept at breaking the spirits of the
             Jews that we can see the effects throughout Elie's novel. Elie's faith
             in God, above all other things, is strong at the onset of the novel,
             but grows weaker as it goes on. We see this when Elie's father
             politely asks the gypsy where the lavoratories are. Not only does the
             gypsy not grace his father with a response, but he also delivers a
             blow to his head that sent him to the floor. Elie watches the entire
             exhibition, but doesn't even blink. He realize
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