It was surprising to see how Wiesel’s father was
treated in his last dying moments. As he lied in his cot, barely alive, he was
beat by his neighbors for his rations. This comes off as more shocking than the
other beatings because it is coming from people in his same position instead of
their captors. The event displays how when humans are at their lowest point,
some will just break and their worst will come out of them. This even happened
to Wiesel as he started to feel like he should just abandon his father and got
these selfish thoughts of taking his ration’s, but then he would feel guilty
about these thoughts as if he were fighting this inner darkness within himself.
It is interesting of how people will go to all time lows just to better themselves or get something out of a situation for themselves. I find it particularly sad because of how Elie's father at the beginning of the novel was a respected leader and just because he was bit Eeaker people found it okay to end his life and take his rations.
ReplyDeleteWhat sums this up is what the fellow inmate told Elie: All men for themselves, there is no family or friends here in the concentration camp. Again this illustrates how the German's crimes against humanity actually dehumanized the Jews themselves.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it was too surprising. It is still appalling, but it was a recurring event with everyone who died. People became emotionally suppressed and almost vicious after every single death of people they loved, so after they lost their loved ones or got so used to the pain, they just saw every person's death after as another weak being gone, and more food an opportunity to gain more food and other things for themselves.
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