Question

How does Wiesel react when his father is slapped by the Gypsy?

Answer 1

The correct answer is ‘he does nothing’. Wiesel wishes he had done something but instead he actually does not react or move when the Roma man, who is forced into obeying the Germans, hits Wiesel’s father in the concentration camp.

Answer 2

Wiesel does nothing when his father is slapped by the Gypsy.

Elie Wiesel while describing his life in the camp of Auschwitz recalls his experience when his father was slapped by an inmate. The incident happened when his father asked to use the bathroom that one of the inmates of the camp slapped him. It all happened in front of Wiesel. He was left motionless and speechless at this incident. He regretted that he would have reacted furiously on behalf of his father when he had kept silent.