Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel born September 30, 1928 in the land of Sighet, Transylvania. Eliezer had three sisters, two that were older and one younger. The name of Adolf Hitler has taken over Germany and started the Holocaust, jews lives and the way they live will be changed. Elie had to overcome, the death of his mother, grandmother and his three sisters, he had to try and live through starvation when they were in the camps, and to see his father being beat to death by a german officer. These actions and memories made Elie Wiesel more mature when he is older.
During the holocaust Elie had to overcome a whole lot of things and mature quickly to survive. Then he had to think of things to keep him going; “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” Thoughts to keep his head still staying up and to not to be quiver, but to be strong, independent, emotionless. He was trying to stay strong to stay alive and keep going on. So that Elie somewhat had confidence to support himself. To say that everyone has an end to their lives and someone sees that, no matter what.
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The guards told them they were about to shower, they packed them in the chambers, and then suffocated them with a gas called Zyklon B through the ceiling. that night. His adversities of death to inspired him to make the earth a better place than what he’s gone