Night
In the novel 'Night' by Elie Weisel we learn about the relationship between Elie and his father and how it changes through out their experiences of being in the death camps at the time of the Holocaust. The novel is an autobiography by Elie and is written in first person narrative and relates the events from his perspective.Elie lived in a small Jewish community in Sighet, Translavanyia. There he lived with his three sisters and his parents who owned a local shop. In the first chapter Elie describes his father as a 'rather unsentimental man' and told us of how 'He is more concerned with others than with his own family.' Straight away we learn that Elie and his father were not that close emotionally. Elie's father was one of the leading men in the community and did not approve of Elie reading the Cabbala which formed a barrier of separation between father and son. The first bond between Elie and his father is when they reach the death camp. The first orders they are given is 'Men to the left! Women to the right! Elie did not know at that time he was to be parted from his mother and sisters forever. It is now that Elie and his father start the terrifying journey of life in the camps together. Just after
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Approximate Word count = 1955
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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