Introduction
“Night” is a famous book of Elie Wiesel that discusses Holocaust and World War II. Elie has presented the events based on his observations. Thus, the tone of the text is extremely personal and subjective. In reality, it does not discuss the overall terrifying episode of the Holocaust, but instead, discusses the painful experiences of an individual who became a victim of the Holocaust. The story throws light on Eliezer’s childhood in the Romanian city of Sighet. His childhood remained in the conflict whether to continue Jewish ideology or not. The book throws light on his numerous journeys in different European concentration camps. In concentration camps, Elie observed numerous atrocities. However, he talks …show more content…
They both spent a hard life in the Jewish community. It also highlighted Eliezer’s experiences and observations in bad circumstances. The difficulties and hardships brought change in son and father’s relationship. They stuck together in very harsh circumstances. They wanted to help and support each other in the harsh environment. Their relations started to get strong when German armed men entered in Eliezer’s country, and they depressed the inhabitants. His father was considered to be a cultured person who used to talk about the rights and welfare of people as he said “there was never any display of emotion, event at home” (2). Eliezer and his father were put in camps, where they received brutal and cruel treatment. However, the relationship between father and son remained strong even in bad conditions. It was really suffering moment when Elie could not find a way to speak to his father who had aged and changed. The father played his role as a role model. Therefore, the son intended to be with him and wanted to support him at any cost. Eliezer got very angry at the time when predators adopted ruthless behavior with his father. In the book, Eliezer related the numerous incidents in which selfish sons did not care of their fathers at the time when there was a shortage of food. The very good example of having a strong connection as father and son was in the wonderful quote “My father swallowed my ration” (39) which pointed out the moment of sharing the food to his father even though he was hungry. Therefore, he just wanted to be with him and avoided to be separated from him. Moreover, He has narrated one of the incidents in which a son beat his father in the train just for food and how the need for survival affected family in this kind of situation. He has quoted in his book the words of beaten father “Meir, my little Meir! Don 't you recognize me; you are killing your father. I have bread for