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Mr Wiesel Character Analysis
Eliezer: He is the narrator of the novel who shares his painful experience of being forced to work and starve in concentration camps only for Jews. Throughout this experience, not only does he lose faith in God, he also matures as he has to take care of himself and his father from fellow prisoners and the Nazi officers.
Mr. Wiesel: He is the father of Eliezer and was the only member of Eliezer’s family that remained with him until his death shortly after a death march. Unlike Eliezer, he still remained faithful to his religion despite all of the human suffering he witnessed and was a part of. He also changed since he was no longer the emotionless and distant father figure, and instead developed a deep connection with Eliezer.
Mrs. Wiesel: Despite

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