Elie's father was being beaten because he could not keep up the pace during a forced march in the concentration camp due to his age and physical weakness. The SS guards were ruthless and did not show mercy to those who were not able to meet their demands.
He asked where the bathroom was and was slapped by an SS officer because he asked the question.
Because he asked to use the bathroom.
He was a Jew.
Elie Wiesel's father was beaten by a German officer when he continued to ask for water while being transported in a cattle car to Buchenwald concentration camp. The officer struck his father with a truncheon, causing his father's death.
Elie's reaction to seeing his father being beaten with an iron bar reflects his internal conflict between self-preservation and familial duty. By considering leaving, he grapples with the moral dilemma of whether to prioritize his survival or stay to support his father. This moment underscores the extreme conditions in the concentration camp that force prisoners to confront their humanity and make impossible choices.
One example of situational irony in "Night" by Elie Wiesel is when the Jewish people in the concentration camps are told they are being taken to work camps, when in reality they are being taken to their deaths in the gas chambers. Another example is when the prisoners are liberated by the Allies, but some struggle to find a reason to live after enduring so much suffering and loss.
The Kaddish is a Jewish prayer recited to praise God. Elie asked his father to recite it with him while they were in the concentration camp as a way to commemorate the death of fellow prisoners and maintain a sense of connection to their faith and heritage amidst the suffering.
no
he was killed whie elie lived
The gypsy struck Elie Wiesel's father because he asked where the toilets were.
Elie did absolutely not a thing when the Gypsy struck his father, it was for the fear of himself getting hit, and Elie's father did nothing, he didn't stand up for himself.
father and son
It is about their time in the Nazi concentration camp. His father died, Elie survived.
So Elie would not seek vengence upon him.