These same ideas are emphasized in Elie Wiesel's novel "Night", which discusses how important the preservation of humanity during suffering is. ... One example of this is when Rabbi Eliahou's son attacks his own father in order to get extra food to stay alive, "he had felt that his father was growing weak, he had believed that the end was near and had sought this separation in order to get rid of the burden, to free himself from an encumbrance which could lessen his own chances of survival"(102). ... During suffering people can either chose to be like Juliek and create meaning from t...

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In the story, Night, the main character, Eliezer, is a Jewish boy who is put into a concentration camp during the Holocaust. ... Another time was during the forty-two mile run from Buna to Gleiwitz, Eliezer saw Rabbi Eliahou's son run faster toward the front of the line to flee from his father and leave him behind. ... Another occasion they keep each other alive is when Eliezer woke up one night while they were still on the train and somebody was strangling him. ...

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