Elie asked the woman to stop because the kids were fighting and wounding each other for the money she threw at them and it triggered memories of when his fellow prisoners were also hurting each other for food.
<h3>Who is Elie?</h3>
His full name is Eliezer Wiesel. The story above is from his autobiography titled "Night".
Night is an account of what Eliezer Wiesel experienced during the Holocaust.
This quote is an example of personification. Having just witnessed an important part of the witches ' prophecy being fulfilled when he was named Thane of Cawdor, he believes that the rest may be soon be within his grasp. He is overcome by ambition and a desire for the...