Existence exceeds Companionship A person’s beliefs and values transform with death lingering at every waking moment. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, Wiesel estranges himself from his companions and morals to survive the Holocaust. It is expected that the Holocaust survivors would lose faith in God, their determination to go on living, and their reliance in others because of the horrific experiences that they faced day to day. It is understandable that a Holocaust …showed first 75 words of 2862 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2862 total…let go of all that was once important to him; all that he ever wanted, simply to live. A question that no one ever thinks he will face. Whether to live alone or die with the rest of the crowd is a devastating decision that no person deserves to ever have to make. Unfortunately for Wiesel, and many Jews, this was a true predicament. Wiesel is a heroic survivor who will never regret his decision.