Sacrifice In Eliezer Wiesel's Night

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One of the biggest, life-changing events to happen to Eliezer was the death march when the prisoners had to march from one camp to another. The conditions for this march were horrific, it was cold, snowing and it did not help that Eliezer was injured in his foot. When the Nazis finally had the prisoners stop running everybody dropped and tried to sleep. Eliezer’s father found him and showed him to this shed where people were sleeping, they decided that they should make a deal:

This shows the trust and sacrifice between Eliezer and his father. They are willing to give up sleep, something they so desperately need, to watch over the other to make sure they stay alive. They trust the other one to wake them if something important happens or if

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