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Qualities that are strong are useful in times of need. Night, an autobiography by Elie Wiesel, rips a family apart, and turns the young son against his faith. Taking place during the Holocaust in a Nazi concentration camp, Elie, is separated from is mother and sisters, and witnesses many horrifying sites that are not even dreamable. Elie's strong character traits help him survive his traumatic boyhood. The qualities that make him survive the concentration camp are bravery, persistence, and trust. Bravery helps Elie survive the horrific times and sights during the Holocaust. While on a train going to another concentration camp, Elie saves his father's life. The train had stop momentarily to let the SS men throw all of the dead bodies out. Elie felt the "gravediggers" take his father away. He slaps his father many times to wake him up. The SS men yell and get impatient with Elie, but bravery is with him and the SS men don't scare him. He finally wakes his dad up and all is well again. Another time Elie saves his fathers life is in the selection. There were two lines, the left for the weak and the right for people that could walk. Elie thinks quickly, "My father was sent to the left. I ran after him" (91). Bravery h
During the Holocaust perseverance also keeps Elie alive. While being punished at the camp, the SS men make all of the prisoners run 42 miles in freezing weather to another camp. Elie knows he will be shot if he lags behind so his perseverance pushes him to keep going. Elie tries to push other people along too. As Zalman replies, "I can't go on any longer. My stomach bursting" (82). Elie persuades him to go on but he does not listen. Elie and the other prisoners are very cold, tired, and hungry, but some how they make it through the grueling run. Just after the run all of the prisoners are very tired and want to go to sleep. They all feel asleep for awhile, but then got up. The prisoners found Elie's father patting them to get them up. He knew that if they were to sleep then they would surly die. No one had the strength to get up; they were all still hurt and tired from the run. Somehow Elie managed to stay awake while others dug there own grave. The last characteristic that helps Elie through the Holocaust is trust. Strong characteristics make Elie endure the Holocaust. Bravery, perseverance, and trust forms Elie into a person who puts away all of the danger and horror in his life, and concentrates on making it through the situation that he is in. Without thes
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Approximate Word count = 869
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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