Self-Preservation In Night And Unbroken

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Self-Preservation “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to the change.” - Charles Darwin. One key point to surviving in the Holocaust was self-preservation. In order to ensure that one would survive one would have to focus on his own being; however, sometimes this mindset was taken too far by Holocaust victims. Throughout history books there are many cases where the Jews would kill each other, including family and friends, for food. Part of being alive brings an urge to survive. In the novels, Night by Elie Wisel and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand the central theme that is displayed through both novels is the idea of Self-Preservation. Throughout the novel Night, self-preservation