Due to his time in the concentration camps and Holocaust, Elie
changes drastically as he is forced to take care more of himself for survival’s sake
. Due to family separation, brutal treatment, Wiesel is transformed so drastically that his father’s passing is viewed as freeing.
What happened to Elie Wiesel at the concentration camps?
What were all of the concentration camps Elie Wiesel went to? Wiesel was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in May 1944.
He was then sent to forced labor at Auschwitz III
, also called Monowitz, located several miles from the main camp.
What did Elie Wiesel do in the concentration camps?
He was selected
for forced labor
and imprisoned in the concentration camps of Monowitz and Buchenwald
How have Elie and his father changed after their experience at Auschwitz?
The relationship of Elie Wiesel and his father improves drastically.
They develop a close connection and support one another as they go through hard times in the camp
. For example, while at the camp after his father is deemed too weak to work and taken to the side of those to go the crematorium.
What were Elie father last words?
At dawn on January 29, Elie wakes and discovers that another invalid occupies his father’s bunk. He assumes that his father has been taken to the crematory and recalls that his father’s final word was “
Eliezer.
” Too weary for tears, Elie realizes that death has liberated him from a doomed, irretrievable burden.
Did Elie Wiesel lose his foot?
No,
Elie Wiesel did not lose his leg
. After walking for almost 42 miles in the snow, on the way to Gleiwitz concentration camp, Wiesel’s foot became…
Why does Elie resent his father?
Elie becomes angry with his father
, when his father is beaten by Idek. The beating is bad, and Elie is angry that his father has not learned how to avoid Idek’s anger and wrath. … Because his father is getting older, and his health is deteriorating, he can no longer keep up with Elie.
How does Elie change night?
Due to his time in the concentration camps and Holocaust, Elie
changes drastically as he is forced to take care more of himself for survival’s sake
. Due to family separation, brutal treatment, Wiesel is transformed so drastically that his father’s passing is viewed as freeing.
How does Elie’s identity change in night?
He completely loses his identity
. In the beginning, Elie is completely happy, and life is normal. He thinks he understands who he is, what he wants, and how he should act. However, after his traumatic experiences, he begins to lose sight of his identity; he becomes apathetic and cold.
Why was water the worst poison for Elie’s father?
In Night, water was the worst poison for Elie’s father
because it was polluted with fecal matter
, which was the cause of his dysentery. Drinking it would simply bring on another round of diarrhea.
Why was Elie’s father’s last words so significant?
Chlomo’s last words emphasize
the importance of the relationship between the father and son
. After being separated from the rest of their family, Elie and Chlomo only have one another. For Chlomo in particular, Elie has become his entire world, especially since the roles of parent and child have slowly been reversed.
How does Elie feel when his father dies?
By the time Elie’s father dies, Elie is simply too emotionally exhausted to cry. He has stayed with his father during his a long train ride to Buchenwald
What was wrong with Elie’s foot?
Elie’s foot is infected, and the sole of his foot has begun to swell
with puss
. When Elie visits the camp’s infirmary, a Jewish doctor informs him that they will have to operate on his foot immediately to avoid amputation.
Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer’s father’s skull?
Why does an SS guard shatter Eliezer’s father’s skull?
Because he keeps calling Eliezer for water and he won’t be quiet.
When Elie goes to the hospital they amputate his foot?
Elie’s foot is infected, and the sole of his foot has begun to swell with puss. When Elie visits the camp’s infirmary, a Jewish doctor informs him that they will have to operate on his foot
immediately
to avoid amputation.
Why are some of the men so brutal to Eliezer’s father?
Elie’s father is dying of dysentery
. … The other inmates get mad because of his groaning and his dysentery just gets worse due to the water.
