Night Father Son Relationship Analysis
Night The theme of relationships is shown greatly in the book Night. One relationship that stands out the most is the relationship between the main character, Eliezer, and his father. Between fighting for their lives, struggling to receive food and water, and trying to maintain their health, their bond for one another grew strongly over the heartbreaking obstacles they encountered. Another father and son relationship throughout the book was between a Polish rabbi named Eliahou and his son who had been separated during the march. Both of these relationships allow the reader to encounter two different situations the fathers and sons went through. One father and son stayed together through all the hardships while the other one did not. If the
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His father was continuously busy with his business and paid little attention to Elie. However, as soon as they encountered the concentration camps their relationship grew for the better. Being separated from the rest of the girls in their family made them realize that they only had each other. When times became rough they supported each other and motivated one another to keep trying to survive. Elie stated, “My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me... I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his only support” (Wiesel p. 82). Elie and his father struggled through the hardships of the camp, but they did it for each other. They never left each other alone and constantly made sure the other was okay. On the other hand, the relationship between Eliahou and his son was different. When they were placed in the concentration camps, Eliahou’s son saw his father running slowly and casually ran ahead of him, basically leaving him to die. Elie’s response to this was, A terrible thought crossed my mind: What if he had wanted to get rid of his father? He had felt his father growing weaker and, believing that the end was near, had thought by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival (Wiesel p.
His father was continuously busy with his business and paid little attention to Elie. However, as soon as they encountered the concentration camps their relationship grew for the better. Being separated from the rest of the girls in their family made them realize that they only had each other. When times became rough they supported each other and motivated one another to keep trying to survive. Elie stated, “My father's presence was the only thing that stopped me... I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his only support” (Wiesel p. 82). Elie and his father struggled through the hardships of the camp, but they did it for each other. They never left each other alone and constantly made sure the other was okay. On the other hand, the relationship between Eliahou and his son was different. When they were placed in the concentration camps, Eliahou’s son saw his father running slowly and casually ran ahead of him, basically leaving him to die. Elie’s response to this was, A terrible thought crossed my mind: What if he had wanted to get rid of his father? He had felt his father growing weaker and, believing that the end was near, had thought by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival (Wiesel p.