Have you ever wondered how different your life might be if you were deported to a concentration camp, but managed to escape and survive? In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie and his family were deported to a concentration camp. Elie eventually lost his mother, father, and sisters, and struggled to survive throughout the book. After going through many horrible things, he was freed when American tanks came to the concentration camp Elie was at. Elie had been affected by many events in the book, such as the loss of his humanity, the harsh conditions in the camps, and the loss of his father.
One event that clearly changed him was the loss of his humanity. In short, he lost everything that made Elie himself, such as his clothes and even his own name. For example, Elie said “A Kapo came in to check if somebody had new shoes… I had new shoes. But, as they were covered in mud, they weren’t noticed. I thanked God for creating mud” (Page 38). It is very evident that Elie did not want to lose his shoes, because the Germans had already taken everything he owned that made Elie unique. Another example can be found just a few pages later. Elie notes “I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name” (Page 42). He was no longer identified as a living human being with a name, but …show more content…
After his father died, Elie Wiesel states “I shall not describe my life during that period...Since my father’s death, nothing mattered to me anymore” (Page 113). He no longer cared about anything. If he still had his father, he would still have something to care about, so his Father’s death obviously had an effect on him. Also, he claims that “I spent my days in total idleness… from time to time I would dream… but only about soup” (Page 113). This explains that after he lost his father, he only lived to eat his tiny portions of food. He basically became a robot, doing whatever he had to do, but with no thoughts