Jessica Leeck Leeck1
English 10A
Gehrke
10-28-16 Father and Son Relationship in Night by Elie Wiesel
In Night, Elie Wiesel used tone, imagery, and symbols to show the relationship between father and son growing closer together. How the author describes his father at the concentration camp is how the relationship grew. Elie and Mr. Wiesel don’t really have a close relationship, but when they get into the concentration camp, they start to care and protect each other so they can survive through the awful ordeal. Elie feels that his father cared more about others in the community than his family. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the …show more content…
The author said, “Behind me, an old man fell to the ground. Nearby, an SS man replaced his revolver in its holster. My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone”(30). In this part of the book, the author is showing how desperate he was to hold onto his father. After an old man fell to the ground, Elie started thinking it is not going to be easy and he needs his father for sure.
The final example of father and son relationship is shown by the symbols of the bread. Elie said, “For a ration of bread I was able to exchange cots to be next to my father,”(108). Elie is showing his love for his father to give up his food ration to be next to his father. Before the concentration camp, Elie would have respect father, but didn't love his father.
In conclusion, Elie and his father grew closer together through their ordeal. The author showed this by using the literary devices of tone, imagery, and symbolism. Elie and his father were not close before their family was torn apart, but as they suffered through their loss of home and family, they grew closer and more sincere and honest every day they were in the camp. The author showed his love by writing this book for his
English 10A
Gehrke
10-28-16 Father and Son Relationship in Night by Elie Wiesel
In Night, Elie Wiesel used tone, imagery, and symbols to show the relationship between father and son growing closer together. How the author describes his father at the concentration camp is how the relationship grew. Elie and Mr. Wiesel don’t really have a close relationship, but when they get into the concentration camp, they start to care and protect each other so they can survive through the awful ordeal. Elie feels that his father cared more about others in the community than his family. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the …show more content…
The author said, “Behind me, an old man fell to the ground. Nearby, an SS man replaced his revolver in its holster. My hand tightened its grip on my father. All I could think of was not to lose him. Not to remain alone”(30). In this part of the book, the author is showing how desperate he was to hold onto his father. After an old man fell to the ground, Elie started thinking it is not going to be easy and he needs his father for sure.
The final example of father and son relationship is shown by the symbols of the bread. Elie said, “For a ration of bread I was able to exchange cots to be next to my father,”(108). Elie is showing his love for his father to give up his food ration to be next to his father. Before the concentration camp, Elie would have respect father, but didn't love his father.
In conclusion, Elie and his father grew closer together through their ordeal. The author showed this by using the literary devices of tone, imagery, and symbolism. Elie and his father were not close before their family was torn apart, but as they suffered through their loss of home and family, they grew closer and more sincere and honest every day they were in the camp. The author showed his love by writing this book for his