Elie Wiesel’s novel “Night” is the story of what Eliezer and millions of other Jews experienced during the Holocaust. Eliezer, the narrator and main character, changed throughout the novel physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Eliezer was sent to a labor camp, therefore his physical state changed. The novel, “Night” has shown the readers the physical changes that Eliezer has gone through. For example, Eliezer became malnourished due to the lack of food being provided. Eliezer was a strong and healthy boy before everything occurred. In chapter 3 it states, “Faster, the faster you run, the sooner you can go to bed.” Eliezer and many of the other Jews at the concentration camps were forced to run or face the consequences. On page 53 a man stated to Eliezer’s father, “Take care of your son. He’s very weak and dried up.” This informs readers how Eliezer looked after being in a camp for weeks. Due to the young boy’s physical changes, the only desire on Eliezer’s mind was food. In addition to the physical changes, Eliezer also experienced emotional changes. …show more content…
In the novel it talks about how Eliezer always wanted to give his ration of food to his father. However on page 115 it states, “It’s too late to save your old father, I said to myself you ought to be having two rations of bread, and soup.” On page 117 it states, “I no longer thought of my father or of my mother.” This shows an emotional change because when Eliezer first arrived at the camp, he couldn’t stop thinking about his mom and dad. On page 62, Eliezer had witnessed the beating of his father with an iron bar, but didn’t do anything other than watch. This shows how the concentration camps changed Eliezer’s emotional state compared to before. Not only did Eliezer change emotionally, but Eliezer also changed