night

The part that I personally found the most sorrowful in Night written by Elie Wiesel is when he and his father get separated from each other due to his father’s death. The bond between the two was unbreakable and they never thought that they would be able to get through it all without each other. They agreed that neither of them would let this bond fade. This is why when Elie and his father do get separated it is so heartbreaking. They had always agreed that they would of died for one another if it was necessary. Elie’s father became very ill due to the conditions of the camp. Elie was in denial of his father’s condition at first but he had to face the fact that there was no way he could possibly save him due to the lack of care that the prisoners received. His father’s conditions got so bad that eventually passed away. Elie witnessed his father’s death. When they had finally arrived at Buchenwald, Elie’s father was deathly ill. Fellow prisoners were cruel to him, denying him food as well beating him, as if they just wanted him to die already. He hovers between life and death for several days and all he wants is for Elie to be with him, constantly calling out to him. In the end, an angry guard takes his life by hitting him on the head with a deathly blow. He dies a slow and painful death while calling out to Elie. Elie feels responsible and feels a lot of guilt for his father’s death because he felt that he had done more for him he would have lived. I cannot imagine losing one of my parents, especially at such a young age like Elie. Let alone witnessing the death, and in that kind of environment. I felt for Elie because I am sure that at a point in time he himself wanted to die as well. I know I would. Throughout the whole novel there are many sorrowful parts, but I felt that the death of his father hit me the hardest.