Elzer's Relationship With His Father In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Julio C. Hernandez HIST 305 Dr. Sistrunk Elie’s Relationship with his father: “Night” In the book “Night” the story by Elie Wiesel, during the World War II in the 1940s, where Hitler is in power. This causes the deportation of Elie and his family to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Elie and his father relationship changes as both of them go through more hardships. At the end Elie began to think that his father was sort of a burden and he feels guilty for thinking this of his father. Elie looks up to his father in the beginning of the book because his father is a respected member of the Jewish community. Elie’s father refused to be his mentor due to the fact that he did not agree with his decision to study mysticism. Elie’s father used