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Character Analysis: Night By Rabbi Eliahu

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An of the comparison rabbi Eliahu and His Son with Eli and His Father

In the book, “Night” Rabbi Eliahu loved his father just as Eli love his father. No matter what was happening, their relationship’s were really strong. Their relationships weren 't that similar. Each father and son had their own struggles.
In fact, Eli started not to believe in God because of what he had seen what happened to Robbi Eliahu and his son. Eli and his father thrown into the snow without shoes and torn blankets. The end for Eli was the end of his life and lie down and relax, but he told his father that he couldn’t stay here because of the german soldiers would have taken them. Eli had a job taking care of his father because his father was running out

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