surrounded by corrupt people who will take his place, so he must rival with them to survive. Someone in power must not be too trusting with their peers, it leads them to take advantage of the one in power. This demonstrates that a leader must protect what they have or else someone will find an opportunity to take their power away. Regarding this, in Wiesel's Night, Elie was seen working with a French girl when a kapo started to beat up Elie, he "threw himself on me like a wild beat, beating me in the chest" (78). The SS officers would allow prisoners to have authority and participate in the barter system, having the power to avoid it. The prisoners with authority were threatened by the SS officers to obey their rules or else be killed. They
