In the evacuation scene in Night, Rabbi Eliahu's son purposely leaves him behind
after loyally staying by his side for three years
How does this demonstration of the son's character convey a theme of this
memoir?
The son's destructive choice demonstrates that all people carry secret
hostile wishes against their loved ones.
The son's behavior highlights the theme that all human beings are
sinners and must be forgiven.
The son's dishonesty conveys the theme that in life-or-death situations,
it is the selfish ones who survive.
The son's disloyalty shows that in the concentration camps, human
decency was strained past the breaking point.