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Argumentative Essay On Night By Elie Wiesel

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Most of the time having family during a crisis is a good thing. In the book Night a memoir written by Elie Wiesel a man that lived through the Holocaust himself, he talks about his struggles and unimaginable times he had. His name is Elie Wiesel; the things he witnessed, he can never forget. In one part of the story he explains how being in the concentration camp took away his childhood and changed his life forever. Having family during a crisis can be a good thing and a burden at the same time. In a couple of instances Elie is glad to have his dad and to not have ended up alone. When they first arrived to the camp “men and women were separated Elie stays connected to his dad as best as he could so he didn’t lose him”. In another instance Elie was glad to have his father with him as they struggled through tough times together. As Elie and his …show more content…

In a couple parts of the story Elie’s dad in many ways was jeopardizing Elie’s well being. For instance, when his father was sick. “Instead of him taking the extra bread he had gotten he gave it to his dad” There was no point because his father was gonna die either way so he basically wasted it. Another example of why family isn’t always the best thing to have during a crisis. Is when the “rabbi's son left him when they were forced to run away from the Americans/ Russians”. He did this because he thought his father was dragging him down so he slipped away and left him to ultimately die alone. Which still doesn’t justify what he did, but i’m sure he did it to save his own life because his father was slowing him down. Another example would be when they were on the train the second time and a SS officer threw a piece of bread into the cart just to watch the men fight over it. While they were fighting Elie describes a point where “a man actually beats his own father for a piece of bread”(Wiesel Pg.105). These are just two of many instances throughout the

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