This chapter in Night is about Ellie getting situated at the camp with his father. As they were getting situated they were told that they were going to be able to take a hot shower. They were waiting in line and Elie told his father hang on, but got no response and hoped to keep going on with him. They could not reach the showers very easily, especially with hundreds of prisoners fighting for a few shower nozzles. His father after fighting all this way just wanted to lay in the snow and sleep, Elie was frustrated, but kept him going. Then the S.S. forced them to go to their blocks and Elie get separated from his dad becoming a little more like Rabbi Eliahu.
He was close to death and Ellie felt he abandoned him, but found him luckily next day without some creeping thoughts of worrying only of himself however. He looked for his dad for hours and finally found him in a line for black coffee. He got black coffee for him, he is in horrible shape his voice so weak and he is burning with a fever. He also brought him back soup. Though he was extremely grateful for the coffee and soup, and Ellie even remarked it was probably more satisfaction during his entire childhood. His dad then had to go to the infirmary since he was sick and when Ellie met up with him later asked if he ate, but found out that they were not giving him food saying they would all die soon. Ellie then decided to share some of his soup with him. He seemed to maybe even be hallucinating saying he buried gold and silver in a cellar. Ellie kept telling the doctors his dad was sick, but they were not able to help him and probably did not care enough to do so. Even worse his dad’s neighbors were really mad with him, and beating him. They were beating him because he was unable to drag himself outside to relieve his bowels. Ellie promised them food and soup, but they just laughed and continued to do so. They even started stealing his food jumping him, and taking it. He was also begging for water, but Elie did not want to give it to him, it is horrible when dealing with Dysentery. The doctor after a week told him to just worry about himself and use his dad’s rations. Elie a creeping thought had him wanting too, but he refused and continued to share with his dad. He shared his food then went to role call after around a week of him being in the infirmary when he returned he was trembling his dad he remembered that image of his brokenness and then woke up the next morning to find that his dad was gone taken to the crematories. No one mourned him no prayers Elie said what he felt horrible about though was the tiny thought in his head saying free at last.
Ellie Ironically in a sad twist is becoming more like Rabbi Eliahu's son. He started viewing his dad subconsciously more as a burden. He kept helping him a ton sharing his rations though he slowly started viewing him as a burden and wishing for freedom. Leading to when he finally died Elie thought in his head "finally I am free." Which really probably ruins in the future his last memory or times with his dad was dealing with prayer. His faith may even get worse to despising God as he prayed he would not become like Rabbi Eliahu's son, but in this chapter he is somewhat similar to him. Last blog post!
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