In chapter 8, Elie's father and him had survived the journey. They were sent to line up in ranks of five, groups of one hundred. Elie's father was very weak and they could see the crematorium from far. The veterans told the prisoners that they would take a shower and would be taken to their barracks. Elie was desperate and happy about taking a shower and sleeping in a cot. However, his father didn't say a thing, he just stood there. Elie's father wanted to rest a little bit on the snow because he was very weak and couldn't stand any longer. Elie got mad at him because he could die, like the others. Elie then felt his father to go take a shower. He wasn't able to find him and looked everywhere. However, his father called his name out and asked if he could bring him some coffee. Elie did and he saw pleasure in his father's eyes. And his father was getting weaker everyday. He was eventually taken to the crematories, and Elie did not cry, for he had ran out of tears. He had to look out for himself now.
In my opinion, this had to one of the saddest chapters in the book. Elie had lost his only relative in the camp and was alone. Elie tried his best to keep his father alive but still thought of what his life would of been like in the camp if he had only looked out for himself. Elie also mentioned that he had failed the test but I think otherwise. He gave it his all to fight for his father and applied a lot of energy to help him. Elie sometimes would give up bread, soup, and coffee for his father. He would always care for his father and he said that it was not right for him to die because he had to help his father and his father needed him to survive. Elie was not like the other sons who only took care of themselves and didn't care a bit about their parents. It was also sad to me that the sick weren't given any food because it was a waste. They should have received more food so they could become healthier but that's not what concentration camps are about.
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