Name: Sebastian Smith Teacher: Mr. Wolfe Class: ELA 8 Date: 3-9-23 Night analysis Imagine getting put into a concentration camp with your father and from then on, every thought you have is about your survival and keeping your very few loved ones close. Well this is what Elie Wiesel had to go through. This story is about a young boy named Elie Wiesel who gets put into a concentration camp with his father. He is immediately split from his mother and sister but his father does not leave his side. It is about Elies journey through the camps and how his relationship with his father really impacted his decisions and other things through his time there. In Elie Wiesel's Night, Wiesel’s connections and interactions with people in the camp reveal …show more content…
Well this is what Elie Wiesel had to go through. This story is about a young boy named Elie Wiesel who gets put into a concentration camp with his father. He is immediately split from his mother and sister but his father does not leave his side. It is about Elies journey through the camps and how his relationship with his father really impacted his decisions and other things through his time there. In Elie Wiesel's Night, Wiesel’s connections and interactions with people in the camp reveal the message that without those you trust and love, you seem to lose your identity and faith; This is especially seen with his connection to his father. His connection with his father changes a lot and goes from a close connection to a …show more content…
Elie's father really pushes Elie and brings faith back into him by his father just being there and being by him. I can prove this because in the text it says “ "Shlomo, I am getting weak. My strength is gone. I won't make it…" “Don't give in!" My father tried to encourage him. "You must resist! Don't lose faith in yourself!" But Meir Katz only groaned in response.”(page 121) This shows how his father is bringing faith into Elie because he is encouraging Mier Katz and Elie sees this and can gain encouragement from this. It can show Elie that his father still has faith even with the things that have happened to him.There are many moments that bring Elie and his father closer and one of them is when the new year comes around and all faith for Elie has been lost. I know this because in the text it says “ I ran to look for my father. At the same time I was afraid of having to wish him a happy year in which I no longer believed. He was leaning against the wall, bent shoulders sagging as if under a heavy load. I went up to him, took his hand and kissed it. I felt a tear on my hand. Whose was it? Mine? Hi? I said nothing. Nor did he. Never before had we understood each other so clearly.” ( page 68-69) This moment really brought them closer together because as it states they understood each other better and that is very vital