Elie Wiesel's Relationship In Night

“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky,” are the words Elie spoke upon his first arrival in a concentration camp, highlighting the importance of this quote is the use of anaphora on the words, “Never shall I forget”(Wiesel 32). The author of the autobiography, Elie Wiesel, is a Jew born in Sighetu Marmației, România who was taken by the Nazis to Auschwitz when he was only fifteen. His autobiography, Night, depicts his firsthand experience as a prisoner during the Holocaust.

Throughout the book, Wiesel confirms that his father is always beside him and is comfortable as he can be. When Wiesel is sent to the infirmary for his foot, he sends extra rations to his father to ensure his well being. When the camp ordered evacuations, Wiesel and his father decides to evacuate instead of staying. After being forced to run by the SS in the ruthless cold, Wiesel stops in a shed along with his father and other prisoners. He finds out Rabbi Eliahu’s son purposely left his father due to fear of being slowed down regardless of putting his father’s life at risk. Elie prays to the God he no longer believed in to “give [him] the strength to never to do what Rabbi Eliahou’s son has done(Wiesel 91). Furthermore, in Life is Beautiful, the roles are reversed. Guido attempts to escape the camp with his entire family. He places Giosue in a locker to look for Dora, putting his own life at risk and consequently, faced execution. Guido does not once thinks or preforms any actions of abandoning Giosue. Upon first arrival to camp, Guido apprises Giosue with bluff to prevent him from wandering around to steer clear of danger as the execution of children and elders are done swiftly in these camps, but unlike Elie, Giosue’s innocence is