Father Son Relationships In Night By Elie Wiesel

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In Elie Wiesel’s Night, the narrator’s evolving relationship with his father is a central theme. However, the novel also examines other father/son relationships and the impact of the Holocaust on families. The story examines the difficulties of these relationships by using the themes of guilt, abandonment, and love. While the story seems to argue that the father/son relationships weren’t difficult to maintain during the Holocaust the story actually argues that the relationships were hard to maintain during the Holocaust and it helped people get through the Holocaust. While Night seems to argue that the Holocaust destroyed all familial bonds, the story argues that love and family connections are essential by using the theme of guilt. “My father