What does Elie say when his father dies?
Elie can do nothing, and when he awakens the next morning his father is gone, replaced by another prisoner. He reports that he could not even weep for his father’s death and that his only response was to feel that he was finally free, free from constantly worrying and agonizing over the fate of his father.
What page in night does Elie’s father died?
How does Elie Wiesel’s father die in Chapter 8 of Night by Elie Wiesel? Elie’s father dies in Chapter 8 when he is taken to the crematorium while Elie is asleep. Chlomo’s health progressively deteriorates during their long march to Buchenwald so that he is barely alive, yet Elie desperately keeps him from dying.
What happens to Elie’s father after he died?
The last camp Elie and his father live in during the Holocaust. Elie’s father dies in Buchenwald of dysentery on January 28, 1945 and Elie is liberated by the American army from Buchenwald on April 10, 1945.
What page does Elie’s father get beaten?
It is on page 54 of Elie Wiesel’s Night that Elie’s father is beaten by the kapo named Idek while his son stood by and watched.
Why won’t the first doctor who comes along help Elie’s father?
Why won’t the doctor treat Elie’s father? He’s a surgeon and his father has dysentery.
Why didn’t the townspeople listen to Moshe?
Let’s face it, the story Moishe had to tell was grim beyond compare. Who would want to listen and believe the tales of such atrocities? It was easier for the townspeople to dismiss Moishe as crazy than it was to acknowledge the very real evil insanity that was about to overtake them.
How old are Elie and Shlomo?
How old are Elie and Shlomo? Fifteen and fifty.
Does Elie say he is a student?
Elie says he is a student. Elie and his father recite the prayer for the dead, the Kaddish, for themselves. Elie begins to lose faith in God as he watched the flames in the furnace.
Who is Eliezer’s dad?
Shlomo Wiesel
Why did Elie lie to the SS officer?
When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why does Elie lie about his age and occupation? Elie lies about his age and occupation so that he goes to the labor camp rather than the crematorium. Elie has not only lost his innocence and faith, but his hair and meaty physique as well.
Why does he lose his desire to live?
Why does he lose his desire to live? Elie loses his desire to live because he lost all of his family members, and does not want to see and go through any of this inhuman suffering anymore. Elie thinks that it is easier for him to just die and give up instead of fight and try to survive.
Why was Elie able to keep his new shoes?
While working in the camps, a prisoner functionary, also known as a Kapos, would walk around the barracks at night looking to see if any prisoners had anything of value worth stealing. Elie managed to keep his shoes very dirty and muddy so that they looked old and worn down.
What happened to Elie’s shoes?
The unfortunate incident with Elie’s shoes was that they were taken from him. People tried to barter with Elie repeatedly for his shoes and he always refused, only to have them stolen anyways with nothing in return, How were the medical exam and dental exam different for Elie?
What finally convinces Elie to give in to the foreman’s demand?
What is Elie’s reaction to the foreman’s demand? what finally convinces Elie to give in to the foreman’s demand? The foreman’s continual abuse of Elie’s father. What are the prisoners supposed to do when they hear the air raid sirens?
What do prisoners tell the Wiesels?
The inmate told them to lie about their age because if they were too young or too old, they would be killed right away by the Germans. Why do you think Elie lied to his cousin, Stein, about his wife and children?
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