Father & Son Relationships

The 1940’s were a dark, crucial, and devastating time in which many innocent civilians were being cremated, gassed, and beat to death. The Holocaust was a very dramatic time era that had a loss of six million Jews by the Nazi’s. Holocaust came from a Greek word meaning “sacrifice by fire.” Many believed that Germans were superior in race then others. There were many Jewish people who did not deserve this type of pain and agony and their families had to go through the pain and suffer as well.

In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel he discusses the harsh realities that he went through as an adolescent that not many people want to experience in their lifetime which lead to mental and physical hardships later in his life. Throughout Night, the author demonstrates many examples on how Elie and his father’s relationship became stronger throughout the novel. The book gives more insight later on through the book on how relationships can change in harsh environments just like the concentration camps.

In the father-son relationships, Elie becomes closer with his father. During the beginning of the book Elie’s father was too busy with his own business and his community volunteering his time that he never realized he should have been more involved and been there for his own son. Tomorrow is never promised unfortunately and you don’t want to regret