Kayla Glass

Today I read some of Night, by Elie Wiesel. Elie is seperated from his father and is put in a different block. He has to work many hard days. Then, soon after, it is selection time. Nobody wants to be selected to go to the crematorium, so they all act as strong and healthy as possible while the doctor examines them. Elie is not selected and he runs to find out if his father is selected or not. He finally finds him and his father was not selected either. They are both happy they get to live a while longer. Soon after, Elie’s foot becomes swollen and infected. He has to go to the doctor where they operate on him. They tell him to stay there for two weeks. While Elie is in the doctor, he hears news they must evacuate the next day because the Russian army is coming. Elie knows he cannot stay behind, so he escapes the doctor with his swollen foot and finds his father. The next morning they all have to take what they can and leave. They start running as fast as possible for a long time. If anyone stops or rests, they are shot. They must keep going, so Elie and his father try not to think about it, even if they are very weak. Finally they reach an abonded shed and they all rest. If they go to sleep, they know they will die, so they must keep each other awake. Elie does not know what their fate will be within the next few hours.