Father And Son Bond In Eliezer Wiesel's Night

The father and son bond is significant to life. Fathers are responsible for teaching their children valuable life lessons and supporting them through the toughest times. In Eli Weisel’s Night, Eliezer, the main character who portrays the author's younger version of himself, is sent through concentration camps alongside his father. In some of the most brutal and torturest conditions of Auschwitz one of the deadliest camps, the pair depend on each other for survival. The bond between Eliezer and his father is crucial to their survival in Auschwitz.
Though some could argue that Elizers father weakened him, this is simply not true because his father was his primary source of motivation to fight for their freedom. For instance, when on the train ride to the next camp, Elizers father had gone silent and unconscious. When the “gravediggers” come to clear the dead from the wagon, Eliezer realizes that his father is bound to be taken next. The author writes, “ Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me; there was no longer reason to live, any reason to fight” (Weisel 99). This line proves that

When running on foot in the ranks to the next camp, Eliezer is so depleted that he is ready to throw in the towel and do off the road. He loses the pain in his foot and the idea of death doesn’t seem to scare him anymore but stays in his head. But these ideas go away after taking one glance at his father and seeing his condition. The author writes, “My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me. he was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me” (Weisel 86-87). This quote portrays Elizers pain and brings the reader into his view and moves the reader. Elizer is about to touch death but just seeing his father's pain makes him put aside his and keep pushing