Research Papers On Night By Elie Wiesel

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The Burden In the Holocaust narrative Night, written by Elie Wiesel, Elie’s relationship with his father, is tested. Elie has to grow up and make adult decisions concerning his father due to his unfortunate circumstances. Elie must have has one question on his mind during the Holocaust, “is blood that thick?” Elie’s father is a burden to him because he is stubborn and he puts Elie in danger. Elie’s father, Shlomo, is the reason why he died during the Holocaust. He disregards the warnings about the Nazis coming (12). Instead of listening, he still decides to stay in Sighet because he said that he was “too old” (9). Before being taken to the concentration camps, he still does not want to hide and is fabricating excuses