Examples Of Compassion In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Compassion is necessary for survival in the book Night. Compassion leads a big part in the way this book is made. Elie and his father went through many life challenges in order to survive. Elie showed compassion throughout the whole thing showing that he wasn’t going to let his father go, and that he wasn’t going to give up. Elie had to step up and help his father not give up and to keep pushing through it because they will get out of the camp one day. The book Night by Elie Wiesel shows the compassion is needed in order to survive.
One reason how compassion is an important part of survival is when Elie didn’t leave his father side. This happened towards the end of the book when Elie told his dad he can’t quit and that he got to keep

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