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 Gerri McBride  World Literature  November 3, 2011

 I will never abandon you!

 What is a boy to do when he doesn’t want to abandon his father? Elie (survivor of the holocaust) didn’t want to abandon his father while in Auschwitz. He didn’t want to be without anyone, especially someone he's very close to. In __Night__ by Elie Wiesel, Elie really felt that there was no reason for him and his father to be apart. Before Elie and his family were taken away from their home, Elie was close to his father. After they’ve been taken away to Auschwitz, Elie had a closer bond with his father, and he didn’t want to give that up. Elie didn’t abandon his father because he loved him, he couldn’t be without him, and he needed him.

 Elie didn’t abandon his father because he loved him.There was much love between Elie and his father. He felt no love every time when his father wasn’t near him because there was no one else there by his side to share the same feelings. “Please, sir…I’d like to be near my father” (50). Basically, Elie is saying that he wouldn’t dare to spend one moment without the person he loves. Elie loved his father too much to not be by his side. Elie didn’t abandon his father because he didn’t want to miss every moment without him which shows that he loved him.

 Similarly, Elie didn’t abandon his father because he couldn’t last or be without him. Elie and his father were in Auschwitz being separated. As soon as they were pulled away from each other, Elie couldn’t resist but run after his father because he couldn’t stand alone. He needed his father for strength. “My father was sent to the left. I ran after him” (96). In other words, Elie couldn’t be strong without his father around. Elie desperately needed his father for his own personal reason. Therefore, Elie needed his father for strength, which is why he couldn’t be without him and he didn’t abandon him.

 In addition, Elie didn’t abandon his father because he needed him. When Elie and his family were being separated (by sex), the least Elie could do was stay by his father because they were all they had. Elie couldn’t move anywhere else, and his father was the only closest person to him. “Where is mother right now…and Tzipora”(45). Elie’s point is that his mother and his little sister are completely gone. He realized that him and his father only had each other. Since Elie’s mother and sister had been taken away, Elie’s only option was to be with his father because he needed him, which is why he didn’t abandon him.

 In conclusion, Elie loved his father and wouldn’t dare to spend one moment without him. He also couldn’t be without him, and needed his father for inner strength. Lastly, Elie and his father only had each other after his mother and little sister were taken away. These all show why Elie didn’t abandon his father. Basically, Elie Wiesel, the author of __Night__ did not abandon his father by spending the last moments with him, trying to keep strong, and staying with him because he needed him most. Elie didn’t leave his father alone.