My Father
Found Poetry from Night by Elie Wiesel
My Father
He is holding my hand(pg 29)
He whispers in my ear,
it doesn´t hurt(pg 39)
Come on son (pg 40)
His present to me,
a half ration of bread(pg 73)
He tries to reassure me(pg 74)
We will see each other tonight(pg 75)
Lets hope we wont regret it Elizer(pg 82)
i shall die right here(pg 105)
Leave me i cant go on(pg 105)
His last word had been my name(pg 112)
Analysis and Explanation
a half ration of bread¨ this shows that the very little they get in the camps his father is giving him his bread as a gift. during the beginning when they were first put in the camps the father was hopeful but later in the he says ¨Lets hope we wont regret it Elizer¨ this shows that he is losing hope and does not know what the right choice is anymore. The father died one night while Elie was sleeping ¨His last word had been my name¨ he finds out that day that the last word his father said was his name because he was calling for him but he did not hear.