That is, until he lost the reason he prayed and thought to himself why God would let this happen to innocent souls. Elie feels like an orphan and falls into despair. He felt like he should just end it because he didn’t know if his father lived. Elie had his head either on fast speed, or so slow, as soon as his father’s news was good that he survived, he regained his strength. Elie had gone through so much with his family in the beginning, but as soon as the first selection, they depended on each other for survival. If Elie and his father were separated, a 15-year-old Elie wouldn’t have survived for very long. Until the end of the book upon the day of liberation, Elie’s father depended on his only son until his cold death. One of the points in Elie’s memoir is about how Elie receives support from people both outside of his family and inside. People whom he probably will never see again help him survive, even in these camps. Without their support, he wouldn't have survived. When Elie’s father dies two and a half months before the day of liberation, people within the camp feel sympathy. The surviving people, even if they didn't know Elie or his father, helped …show more content…
So many people hurt so many people in so many ways, trying to figure out the invisible differences, but in the end, they still are all the same.“Hold on! We are almost there! Courage! The. Just a few more hours! We’re arriving at Gleiwitz! These words of encouragement, even coming from the mouths of our assassins, were of great help.” (92) After going through years of torture and dehumanization these people turn these others into animals. They helped give them the strength to keep running, even if they had killed their loved ones, they still gained their support. Even when running for so long, the SS members and their assassins were encouraging them. These men were running for 13 miles, they were distraught and live men crushed the dead men. As soon as the guards gave them this support, they could finish the run. They fought this, they fought the nazis that murdered their families, and the lucky ones survived, they might have had the greatest loss and been a part of the most tragic incident, but they still survived. Through the torture and loss.When Elie receives this support, from people he knows and people he doesn't. These roles were so significant for his