1. Elie Wiesel
As time passed by and the prisoners found themselves weaker through lack of food and medical care, many were chosen for death while others simply died from health hazards ranging from dysentery (as in Elie's father) to food poisoning (which Elie himself barely survived). ... Elie's father finds out early on at the camp that a friend of the family's back in Sighet had to put his own father in the furnace as a result of being chosen for such labor (pp. 32 - 33). ...
- Word Count: 3336
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School