In Elie's Wiesel Memoir, Night, the motif of relationships reveals the theme of importance of family by showing the impact that Wiesel's family had on him before he was taken to the camp, when he lost his mother and sister, and when he lost his dad. In the beginning of the Memoir the importance of family relating to the motif relationship is revealed through their relationship. Their relationship stays the same in the beginning. In the memoir Elie says “We decided to take turns sitting” This quote shows how Elie’s family and friends were working as if they were one big family.
Depending on the situation, relationships and love for another person are usually taken for granted as displayed in Elie Wiesel’s book, Night. At the beginning of the Holocaust, Wiesel’s father protected him and was his reason to keep fighting. As time passed Elie’s father became more of a burden when he was no longer able to protect himself and he relied on Elie to keep him alive. Similar to the deterioration of his relationship with Shlomo, Wiesel’s relationship with his heavenly father grew weak. When God did not come to the rescue of the Jewish people it caused strain on the relationship between Elie and God.
The memoir "Night" by Elie Wiesel explores the tragic experiences of a young Jewish boy during the Holocaust and the impact of these traumatic experiences with the concentration camps; a place where "there is no such thing as father, brother, friend,"(pg 110) had on Wiesel and his relationships. The relationship with his father, Shlomo, is no exception, as the holocaust that they have endured for so long has altered their relationship. In his portrayal of the complex relationship between himself and his father, Shlomo, Wiesel depicts his father as someone who is emotionally distant with the family but highly respected within the community for his wisdom and leadership. Wiesel's statement about his father that "he rarely displayed feelings,
Nightmares were turned into reality, and the hardest part was that they had to be faced. In the heart wrenching novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, the relationship of father and son is changed when love and dismay are displayed with small, but impactful
In Night, Elie and his father are forced into Nazi concentration camps and face elements of dehumanization, loss of faith, all while being in the depths of mass genocide. Wiesel conveys the
Through the unforgettable moments in Elie Wiesel’s book, Night it explains what the holocaust did, and how the Germans made it possible to question humanity. It displays Elie’s relationship with his father; Relationships helps the mind prevail through tough situations; They can be powerful and can influence one to keep hope for the future. Elie Wiesel describes his experiences in the numerous Auschwitz concentration camps. Elia and his father had their mind set to get to survive the camps as soon as they knew what was truly going on. Elie and his father’s relationship was instantly strengthened when Elie did not have to go with his mother, Elie describes “His voice was terribly sad.
He said in the book after his father all he cared about was his bread that he got. “Please sir i’d like to be near my father. ”(Wiesel 50) this quote shows how family is important to Elie, later in the book Elie traded food to be in the same bunk as his father. This shows how much family
heart was heavy” (107) and as if he “. . . was doing it grudgingly” (107). The initial feelings of constant benevolence gradually vanished. As much as his father was selfish enough to take his rations, he should have been selfish enough to keep his provisions for
In the memoir Night by Eliezer Wiesel, the relationship between a father and son changes drastically from being distant toward each other to not wanting to spend a minute apart from one another. After being separated from the rest of their family forever, all Elie and his father had were each other. While being beaten, struck ,abused, and starved while in camp, Elie and his father formed a protective bond with each other. They also soon became each other 's motive to live as Elie stated having his father by his side was “the only thing stopping [him from giving up]” (92). Another example of the change in their relationship was Mr. Wiesel’s lack of affection towards his son at the beginning compared to the end.
In the beginning of the book, Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie was just a little boy deep into his religion. Reading the kabbalah and talmud and having his own guide to follow. He had a sister, mother and, father. Elie,his sister and, mother were close. Spending time and being together, on the other side with Elie’s father and himself they weren’t close.
Night by Elie Wiesel describes his experiences as a Jew in the Nazi concentration camps during World War II. As they go through the experiences in the Nazi concentration camps, Wiesel and his father bonded over the fear of losing one another. But they also realize how the concentration camps turned friends and family on each other. They were treated like animals, and therefore acted like them. For instance when Wiesel's father asked the German: “Excuse me, can you tell me where the lavatories are?...”
Relationships are a fragile thing, and harsh conditions can make or break relationships. Oftentimes going through something traumatic and horrible can bring people closer together. Other times it can tear them apart because of the amount of damage the conditions brought on. Throughout the book Night written by Elie Wiesel, Elie and his father go through one of the hardest things a person has ever had to go through and it strengthens their relationship. Relationships are a delicate thing that can break down or grow stronger in horrible conditions.
Family is our backbone to life. The book Night is about a boy named Elie and his father, as they challenge life in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. By examining the novel Night, we can see family is the key to survival, which is important because people that do not have family often don’t have family often don’t have the support and comfort to keep going in ruthless situations. Elie survives because his family is there. With his father by his side, his father’s presence is a motivation for him to keep moving on.
Night Critical Abdoul Bikienga Johann Schiller once said “It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons”. But what happens when the night darkens our hearts our hearts? The Holocaust memoir Night does a phenomenal job of portraying possibly the most horrifying outcomes in such a situation. Through subtle and effective language, Wiesel is able to put into words the fearsome experiences he and his father went through in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. In his holocaust memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel utilizes imagery to show the effect that self-preservation can have on father son relationships.
Family is essential when going through an extremely dark, depressing, lonely period of time, like the Wiesel's did. Elie and his father experienced things that are unimaginable and couldn’t have made it as far as they did without each other. Throughout the book Night the author Elie Wiesel is trying to accomplish the goal of making people understand that there will be difficulty throughout life and family will be there to make the hard times easier. Elie uses imagery, symbolism, and flashbacks to explain the importance of family after his tragic trauma.
