In Night, Meir Katz did not survive because he didn’t stay positive. He didn’t stay positive because he had lost his son and his son is the reason he was still alive so when he lost him he lost all hope in survival and didn’t see a point in living anymore. “ ‘I can’t go on any longer, Chlomo! What can I do? I can’t carry on’ ” (107). Meir Katz says he can’t go on any longer because he lost his son and didn’t want to go on without him. Then, later when every living person is leaving and they all left the dead on the train Meir Katz stays on the train because he gave up all hope in
