Sholom Wiesel, Elie's father, was a leader in the community and someone who was constantly protecting Elie and his family. Suddenly, this would all soon change; daily rituals, curfews, Ghettos, lifestyle and even acceptance when the Holocaust movement began. "I first wanted to see where they would send my father. Were he to have gone to the right, I would have run after him." Accordingly, this was an example of the many ways, that's showing Elie and his fathers strong and everlasting bond throughout their journey of anti-Semitism in Aushwitz. Throughout the novel, Night, the predominant theme was the ever changing father/son relationship between Elie and Sholom, which was each other's only hope.
Elie's father was an authority figure, cultured
Elie's father was an authority figure, cultured