Night By Elie Wiesel

Have you ever felt compelled to do anything that seemed wrong? A powerful urge that made you feel compelled to act. Everyone goes through this at least once in their lives. What if this desire was as significant as saving yourself or a loved one? Elie Wiesal's memoir "Night" portrays Elie's inability to choose between himself and others throughout his imprisonment in a concentration camp. Elie's mind is conflicted between his rebellion against God, his desire to die but urge to live, and his responsibility to his father.
Firstly, Elie Wisel, a devout Jew, questions whether he actually believes in God. At the start of the memoir, Elie is depicted as a religious child who places a high priority in his beliefs. However, when he witnesses the horrors

However he fought the tragic circumstances to stay alive until the end. He wanted to kill himself as soon as he arrived at the concentration camp because of the horrible conditions. “If that is true, then I don’t want to wait. I’ll run into the electrified barbed wire. That would be easier than a slow death to the flames (33)”. The thought of slowly being burned and going through all the suffering made Elie contemplate whether killing himself in a quick way was the better option. Furthermore, after what Elie had been through, he desired to disappear altogether. “The idea of dying, of ceasing to be, began to fascinate me. To no longer exist (86)”. Elie's internal conflict illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole because when a person sees so many deaths of dear ones, having no hope, and does labour work all day, they feel that there is no use in living anymore. Nonetheless, even after everything Elie had witnessed, the instinct to survive just grew stronger. “And something in me rebelled against death (89)”. Elie had struggled so hard to survive, and he had witnessed so many deaths. Something inside him persuaded him that he couldn't quit. Not after what he went through to survive and suffer the misery. Thus, Elie debates between giving up on his life and doing everything he can to survive in the concentration

Elie's primary comfort when entertaining the camp was being with his father. “We did not know, as yet, which was the better side, right or left, which road led to prison and which to the crematoria. Still, I was happy, I was near my father (32)”. Being alone might make you feel weak; meanwhile, being with family members makes you feel much stronger. That's why Elie preferred to be with his father, where he felt more at ease. Furthermore, being in the concentration camp without his father was more difficult for Elie than being dead. “As for me, I was thinking not about death but about not wanting to be separated from my father (82)”. Elie had been through so much with his father so they couldn't betray each other now. Staying together after felt more essential than survival. However, towards the end of the memoir, Elie was ready to let go of providing for his father. “If only I were relieved of this responsibility, I could use all my strength to fight for my own survival, to take care of myself… (106)”. This conflict helped reveal the meaning of "Night" as a whole because Elie's devotion to his family meant a lot to him, yet because of the torment he encountered at the concentration camp, he grew to think only of himself. Taking care of his father while working at the camp was a massive burden for