Rehman Tailor Mrs. Davidson English 1Hp, Period 6 25 October 2016 Survivor Is there anything that you have overcome, something that made you change, something that made you a survivor? Many people have been seen as heroes, Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. are just a few examples of them. However, the true heroes are those who rose up from their own hardships and became true survivors. Elie Wiesel, Paul Rusesabagina, and John F Kennedy Are seen as genuine survivors. Elie had endured through a concentration camps whose sole aim was to kill people who were of the same religion as him, Paul Rusesabagina had hid 1000 people in his hotel to protect them from being killed, and John F Kennedy had strived to save his crew from a Japanese freighter …show more content…
They all endured through their own hardships and were able to survive. They had used their environment to persevere through their dilemmas they encountered.Through the actions seen in these individuals, it can be said that these survivors had endurance and mental fortitude that helped them surpass their troubles. Looking back at the efforts of Elie, John, and Paul, it can be said that endurance enabled them to survive. To start off with, when Elie was being whipped by the german official, he states, “I no longer felt anything, except the lashes of the whip.”*(p.58). Elie was being brutally hit and had been inflicted with much pain due to the efforts of the german soldiers. Elie was suffering inside of the concentration camps. Elie may have only been able to survive because he had endurance and the will to go on. He had endured thought the dehumanization of the Jews caused by the germans. He was able to endure the pain of being whipped twenty-two consecutive times and was able to survive the wrath of the officials and survive long after the liberation of the Jews. In addition, When Kennedy’s ship was taken down, he jumped into the water and “swam out to McMahon and Charles… towing the incapacitated McMahon by a life vest strap.”(p.2). Kennedy had …show more content…
When Elie was running to avoid being shot down, he states that he, “was putting one foot in front of the other, like a machine… I kept repeating to myself, ‘don't think, don't stop, just RUN!”(p.85). Elie and the other inmates were forced to run to avoid being shot down, like a dog, if they stopped. They were forced to run for a long time. Elie had endured the pain and continued to go on. He had a will to survive. This shows that he is a survivor because he was able to use his mental strength and push himself to not stop and to continue running. This led him to survive the Holocaust. He was able to use his mental strength to surpass all of the obstacle thrown his way. Furthermore, while Kennedy was keeping the crew hidden, he saw a Japanese barge and realized that,” his swimming had not stopped… island hopping and clinging to reefs, the return voyage nearly killed him.”(p.2). Kennedy had persevered through the water and had the mental strength to survive. He had gone from island to island in hopes of hiding his crew from the enemies. A survivor needs to have mental strength because it will give them clarity and a will to go on. It will give them the hope and reassurance that they would be saved. In addition, when Paul was convincing the militia's, he states, “I wonder why those militiamen didn't just put a bullet in my head
...ed Auschwitz, he was emotionally dead. The many traumatizing experiences he had been through affected Elie and his outlook on the world around him.
Elie makes many choices that works to his advantage. Choice plays a greater factor in surviving Auschwitz. Elie makes very important decisions throughout his journey. Upon arriving at the concentration camp, men and women were separated into groups.
In the story, A Long Walk to Waters, written by Linda Sue Park, the readers are introduced to many different individuals that were able to survive challenging environments. Those individuals used those factors, perseverance, cooperation, and independence. Those factors have allowed individuals to make it past through the harsh environments throughout their journey. Perseverance shows how those individuals kept on going without giving up. Meanwhile, cooperation represents how struggling individuals are able to work together in order to achieve their goal. Last but not least independence shows how individuals can conquer a hurdle by him or herself.
Another instance of hope is displayed during one of the selections, during the selection of chapter five; Elie has to run as fast as he can to prove his worth to the Germans, after he is finished he is told he was not chosen for execution. “I began to laugh. I was happy. I felt like kissing him. At that moment the others did not matter! They had not written me down.”, (Wiesel, 72). The Nazis would hold examinations called ‘selections’. During the selections the Jewish prisoners had to run and show the Germans that they could still be of use. Elie begins to run, doubting his own strength and ability to carry on. Afterwards Elie finds out that he had not been marked down and will live to see another day. Elie is overwhelmed with joy and hope.
An estimated 1/3 of all Jewish people who were alive were grotesquely tortured and murdered during the Holocaust. Those who were not murdered went through changes mentally, physically, and spiritually. This changed many people’s identities to where they seemed like a completely different person. Elie was one of the many people whose identity had changed throughout their time at the death camps.
The Holocaust was a test of faith for all the Jews that were involved. There were several instances in the book Night when Elie’s faith was hindered. Not only was his faith in God tested, but also his faith in himself and his fellow man. Although the trials of the Holocaust were detrimental to Elie’s faith at the time, a number of the Jews’ strengthened by the test. Whenever the Holocaust began, Elie was very young and wasn’t sure what to believe or understand everything yet, causing him to go back and forth on how he felt and what he believed. The people around him were a tremendous impact on what he was thinking and believing. The state that people came out of the Holocaust heavily depended on who they were when they went in and what they
Elie's genuine belief in God helps him before being sent away to the concentration camps. On an average day-to-day basis, Elie "studied Talmud and by night ...would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple" (p.3). He is committed to his studies of Jewish mysticism and from this, is passionate about religion and God Himself. By embedding his life into God and religion, Elie puts his sense of comfort and security into Him, as well as his complete faith. Elie's faith in God is ...
...igher being, or achieving a lifetime goal. People can survive even in the most horrible of situations as long as they have hope and the will to keep fighting, but when that beacon begins to fade. They will welcome what ever ends their plight. The Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedies in human history. Elie Wiesel wrote this memoir in hopes that future generations don't forget the mistakes of the past, so that they may not repeat them in the future, even so there is still genocide happening today in places like Kosovo, Somalia, and Darfur, thousands of people losing their will to live because of the horrors they witness, if Elie Wiesel has taught us anything, it is that the human will is the weakest yet strongest of forces.
Elie, who was a teenager at the time of the novel, stood by his father’s side and assisted his father through physical challenges they had to face. Wiesel writes “I decided to give my father lessons in marching in step, in keeping time” (page 55). This shows that Elie is helping his father avoid the “selection” by giving him marching lessons to help him survive the death march. Elie stayed by his father’s side even in the harshest conditions. Elie writes “my father’s presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support” (page 86-87). This shows that Elie remained loyal to his father by staying with him no matter what. In conclusion Elie is considered a hero because of the familial commitment choice to stand by his
It also shows extreme resilience when Elie’s father passes away. Elie remains living as he did before, and he does not shed a single tear, showing that he is being resilient (Wiesel 112). For a teenager to be as resilient as Elie is through a time like this is astonishing considering anyone else probably would not have been able to keep going when they had to run past the point of exhaustion and act completely normal at a time when his father passes away. Elie Wiesel wrote the book in a way that it showed just how cruel it was, and it allowed the readers to see that this is a serious thing and that it needs to be made sure that it does not happen again. He wanted readers to take away from it exactly what happened within his story, and be fully aware of what went
Elies father still gets hurt and Elies does nothing when a Kapo prone the violence attacks his father. The only thing that was in Elies mind was, “I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself...That is what concentration camp life had made of me”.
Elie survives the Holocaust through a battle of conscience - first believing in God, then resisting his faith in God, and ultimately replacing his faith with obligation to his father. Elie survived the holocaust through a battle with his inner voice. He witnessed people who lose their faith and died like Akiba Drumer and Meir Katz. His father helped him get through the Holocaust by giving him something to live for and support.
...read. Again, Mr. Wiesel avoided this by deciding to not even try and fight for any food. Although the worst brutality would be knowingly and willing abandoning family members such as mothers, sisters, fathers, and brothers, any family member for that matter. Yes the prisoners had to survive by themselves, but it may help them live through the pain and fear knowing their family is still alive. It most likely helped Elie because no matter what, he always attempted to stay with his father helping keep at least some humanity. Therefore all of this proves that when forced and thrown into horrible situations with cruel treatment decent human beings can come out being not as decent as they were but they do not become brutes whatsoever.
These events have strengthened me mentally, spiritually, and educationally. Regardless of what occurs in life, at work or in school, I have the ability to overcome the obstacles and the strength of mind, a compassionate heart and the knowledge to succeed in any task I undertake.
Many years ago when I was a freshman in high school, an event happened to me that changed my life for the better. My friend invited me to go hiking with him and his sister. He was going to go hiking in Yosemite. The following day I prepared myself mentally and physically in order to accomplish this hike.