In this chapter, the father had saved a piece of bread in his shirt and as he was about to eat the crust, his own son jumped on his father and killed him. The son went as far as to killing his father, a person who raised and cared for the son, all over a piece of bread. The father says,“Meir, my little Meir! Don’t you recognize me … You’re killing your father … I have bread … for you too … for you too … He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it.” (Weisel 102) This quote shows how being part of the Holocaust affected a boy and lead him to kill his own father. Furthermore, killing family is not something that would happen outside of the holocaust. This event stole humanity and brought out the evil in a young boy. Wiesel's use of imagery helps to describe in detail how the son kills his father and scrambles for the piece of
In this chapter, the father had saved a piece of bread in his shirt and as he was about to eat the crust, his own son jumped on his father and killed him. The son went as far as to killing his father, a person who raised and cared for the son, all over a piece of bread. The father says,“Meir, my little Meir! Don’t you recognize me … You’re killing your father … I have bread … for you too … for you too … He collapsed. But his fist was still clutching a small crust. He wanted to raise it to his mouth. But the other threw himself on him. The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died. Nobody cared. His son searched him, took the crust of bread, and began to devour it.” (Weisel 102) This quote shows how being part of the Holocaust affected a boy and lead him to kill his own father. Furthermore, killing family is not something that would happen outside of the holocaust. This event stole humanity and brought out the evil in a young boy. Wiesel's use of imagery helps to describe in detail how the son kills his father and scrambles for the piece of