Question

What decision is Wiesel faced with while he is in the hospital? What is Elie’s choice and why does he choose this option? the book noght

Answer 1

Answer:

Elie was left with a dilemma of whether to stay put in the infirmary or go with the other prisoners and march to the next camp.

He chose to march alongside the other Jews as he did not want to leave his father alone.

Explanation:

Eliezer Wiesel's memoir "Night" recounts the harrowing experience of the author during the German Nazi's discrimination of the Jews. The book provides an insight into the lives of the 'captured' Jews in the concentration camps and the life they had, before, during, and after the war.

Elie Wiesel was put in the hospital because of an infection in his leg. But before he was fully recovered and able to get back to normal, there came rumors that the prisoners will be marched to another location. And those in the infirmary will be left behind, 'liberated' in the sense, they will be killed. Wiesel was left with the dilemma of whether to stay put in the infirmary or 'escape' it and go along with the other Jews to another camp.

He chose to go with the rest as he did not want to leave his father alone.