Elie must have felt helpless, sad, and angry that everything that he and his family had worked for was being taken away. He as well felt this way because he could not do anything about it and/or to prevent it. He had the mature feelings even though unlike many other children he was not separated from his family helping him deal with what was going on around him better.

Elie and his family were moved to an internment camp by the name of Berkenau. The prisoners were kept in the dark about their final destination (an concentration camp). The family as well was not aware of ware they were going. On the cattle, cars the conditions were unbearable. There were such a number of people on these train cars that the individuals inside had to take turns who were standing and who were sitting. The individuals including Elie's family were trapped in these conditions for sever

The evacuation began and the Prisoners had to now run 40 miles straight without stopping and if they did not comply and/or unable to do so they will be executed. The group of prisoners that as well contained Elie was going to the same prison (Gileiwitz) where Elie's father was being held. The state of deterioration of Elie's father was very evident, he was very weak. They both (Elie and his father) now had to face the cold in the middle of winter.

Elie must have felt helpless and cramped. He along with the others must have been angry and probably took it out on each other. They as well had time to try to compute what ha happened to them. Many were looking forward to a change since they believed nothing could be worse than the ghettos they had been dwelling until this point.

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Approximate Word count = 1285
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)