Value is Vital Surviving without having something to value is like walking without legs; tough and grueling. In order to find success in survival during the Holocaust, valuing certain items is key to establishing major foundations to help increase the chance of living. It is vital to protecting, caring for, and utilizing each item is also necessary for survival. In the novel Maus II by Artie Spiegelman and Night by Elie Wiesel, having certain valuables are vital to survival because without them it would be almost impossible to survive. Throughout Maus II, having a spoon and bowl at all times was extremely necessary to keep safe. Therefore, if the spoon or bowl lost, stolen, or broke in any way, it would be almost impossible to obtain a
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There are many important objects that can be useful during the Holocaust, but the most valuable thing, does not have to be an object, but it could be a person, too. Relying on someone during the Holocaust can go in many ways, but if the right decisions are made, it could actually be one of the most important things to survive off of. Eliezer wrote, “‘Pressed tightly against one another” (Weisel 98). Elie was going through the Death March for the first time with his father, Shlomo, and they both relied heavily on each other to survive. In the quote above, Elie and Shlomo were holding each other up from falling down, landing on the cold, frigid snow. Together, they made sure neither one of them fell asleep, because they were worried that if they fell asleep, they may not ever wake back up. Therefore, Elie and Shlomo relied heavily on each other and used each other as extremely valuable circumstances that most other prisoners had during the time of the Death March. Elie and his father bonded together like magnets to help them survive. They both knew that despite everything going on around them, they needed to rely on one another to make sure they make it out of the Death March alive. If Elie did not have his father, and if his father never had Elie, there chances of death would most likely raise dramatically higher, making their teamwork one of the most valuable objects they could have used during the
There are many important objects that can be useful during the Holocaust, but the most valuable thing, does not have to be an object, but it could be a person, too. Relying on someone during the Holocaust can go in many ways, but if the right decisions are made, it could actually be one of the most important things to survive off of. Eliezer wrote, “‘Pressed tightly against one another” (Weisel 98). Elie was going through the Death March for the first time with his father, Shlomo, and they both relied heavily on each other to survive. In the quote above, Elie and Shlomo were holding each other up from falling down, landing on the cold, frigid snow. Together, they made sure neither one of them fell asleep, because they were worried that if they fell asleep, they may not ever wake back up. Therefore, Elie and Shlomo relied heavily on each other and used each other as extremely valuable circumstances that most other prisoners had during the time of the Death March. Elie and his father bonded together like magnets to help them survive. They both knew that despite everything going on around them, they needed to rely on one another to make sure they make it out of the Death March alive. If Elie did not have his father, and if his father never had Elie, there chances of death would most likely raise dramatically higher, making their teamwork one of the most valuable objects they could have used during the