Self Sacrifice In The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

In Germany during World War Two was a time where everyone had to fight for themselves to survive, using and sacrificing others in the bloody, crippling, concentration camps. That is what almost everyone would think at first, because most humans want to live and experience what the world can offer. However, there are certain situations where people do the opposite and perform actions for the sake of others and that would harm themselves. In the comic book series of Maus by Art Spiegelman, book Night by Elie Wiesel, movie The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival, and there is a parallel idea. The common theme within these several works is self-sacrifice. People are often think of themselves and base their actions on what would harbor the best outcomes for them. It is rare in which people would go out of their way to help other even when it won’t harm them to do so. Therefore, it goes to show, based on that pattern, that the

For Instance, when Franek, who is just a worker, wanted Elie’s gold crown, he started to abuse Elie’s father. Elie at first thought about that gold that, “It could be useful to me one day, to buy something, some bread or even time to live,” but for his own father, he conceded it even though he clearly wanted to keep to himself to use it, “ to buy something, some bread or even time to live.” Then in Buchenwald when Elie’s father got sick and wasn't given food because of his condition, in order to keep him alive, he gave his father his bread and soup to keep him alive. Even when the Blockälteste told him that, “..it is every man for himself,” and “You cannot help him anymore. And you are hurting yourself.” It is a rational tip as being sick in a concentration camp was basically a death sentence since he wouldn’t be useful to the Nazis anymore but still, Elie tried to help him staying by his side and feeding