All throughout Night, we see the recurring theme of preservation of self above others. We see this often throughout Night because the prisoners’ basic rights were being taken from them and when that happens, our instincts kick in and cause us only to think of ourselves. This is true survival mode, which means nothing but you and your survival matters. The prisoners at the concentration camp were deprived of a life, their name, and even food most of the time. Their basic needs were not even met. When Elie first arrived he was given one single set of clothes for year round no matter how cold or hot it got. The S.S. did not care. One moment of this would be from quote 5, “Poor hero, committing suicide for a ration of soup!”. This is an example