Q. Why do Eliezer and his father evacuate with the SS officers instead of staying in the infirmary what would have happened if they had stayed?
They wanted to stay together and also believed they had better chances of survival if they joined the evacuation out of Buna. Eliezer established after the war that their decision was a mistake because those left behind were simply liberated. I had made up my mind to accompany my father wherever he went.
Q. Why do you think the men were forced to run what would be their fate if they did not?
Why do you think the men were forced to run? What would be their fate if they did not? The SS wanted them to get away before the liberators came, and they didn’t care how hard it was for the prisoners. He was afraid he would die and he could not stand to think he would die that type of death.
Q. Why does Eliezer’s father not want his son to fast during the holy day of Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is a day of penance and is the day you confess your sins to god. -Elie wanted to defy god because he was allowing all of the bad things to happen to them. -His father didn’t want him to fast because he was too young to not be eating.
Q. Why can’t Elie weep at his father’s death?
For Wiesel and his father, they stuck together until the bitter end. Why can’t Eliezer weep at his father’s death? He had no more tears but at the same time, his father was no longer a burden to him so he essentially was free. When he is finally free, Elie looks at himself in a mirror.
Q. What stops Elie from giving up and dying?
The Blockaltest (head of the block) suggests that Elie stops giving his dying father his portions of food. He says that it’s “every man for himself” here and Elie cannot help his father anymore.
Q. What is Elie’s response to the question where is God now?
When the prisoner asks “where is God now” how does Elie respond? Elie responds that “God is hanging here from this gallows”. the merciful, kind, loving God that Elie had grown to cherish and devote his life to was hanged along with the young pipels in the middle of the camp.
Q. Why does Elie’s father ask him about Madame Schachter?
Why does Eliezer’s father ask him, “Do you remember Mrs. Schachter in the train?”? Because she mentioned the flames on the way to the first camp, and she was right about the fire.
Q. Why should I sanctify His name Night?
Why should I sanctify His name? The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe chose to be silent. What was there to thank Him for?” I chose this quote because it shows how Elie lost his faith when he saw how his people were being treated.
Q. Does Elie Wiesel lose faith in God?
Eliezer Wiesel loses his faith in god, family and humanity through the experiences he has from the Nazi concentration camp. Eliezer loses faith in god. Eliezer is confused, because he does not know why the Germans would kill his face, and does not know why god could let such a thing happen.
Q. What symbolizes Elie’s loss of faith?
Which of the following symbolizes Elie’s loss of faith? Night, the babies burning in pits in Auschwitz, and the hanging of the sad-eyed angel. Moshe the Beadle was killed when he was deported with the foreign Jews. Elie chooses not to celebrate Yom Kippur because he is rebelling against God.
Q. Why does IDEK beat Elie’s father What is Elie’s first reaction as the beating is taking place?
Idek beats Elie’s father because he was on edge, and when he exploded, his victim was Elie’s father, yelling at him about how he was not working. Elie’s first reaction to the beating was watching and not moving. Elie did not move, and he kept silent, and he even thought of moving away so he would not be hit.
Q. What did IDEK beat Elie’s father with?
iron bar
Q. Why does IDEK have Elie whipped?
Because he is having an affiar with the polish girl. How did Idek Punish Elie for spying on him? he layed him down on a table, and whipped him 25 times in front of everyone , Elie passed out idek , told him that the worse would come , if he told anyone what he saw.
Q. Why was Pipel killed in night?
In chapter four of the novel, Wiesel describes a particularly sad event. In this chapter, a pipel is hanged alongside two grown men. The boy is hanged because he helped ruin an electrical plant that was supplying energy to help hurt the prisoners; he was also possessing weapons.
