In "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the narrator's relationship with his father increases throughout the book. Wiesel begins to have thoughts of being liberated by death when they are running in the woods. He stops running and sees his father in his damaged state. He writes, " I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support" (Wiesel 87). Ellie knows that without each other, they won't survive. The reason they are still alive is because they help to contribute to one another. …show more content…
His father was sent to the crematorium to die either already dead or alive. Wiesel, now alone, hardly informs the reader about his last months in the concentration camp. He writes, "Since my father's death, nothing mattered to me anymore" (Wiesel 113). His father's death affected him very deeply, that he doesn't believe his life after mattered. Furthermore, it shows a change of perspective of what Elie Wiesel was feeling during this period and how it affects his style of